Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona has the obligation to reduce the salary bill by 200 million this summer to meet LaLiga requirements, a new headache for President Joan Laporta.
As reported by RAC 1, This issue will be as a result of the renewal of the contract of the Argentine star Lionel Messi, which is very close to closing what the next two years “La Pulga” will continue in the culé squad before trying his luck at Inter Miami in the MLS and maintaining a long-term relationship with Barcelona.
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In the Barcelona offices there is a list of transferable footballers to obtain the goal of reducing 200 million between salaries and amortizations, but none of the players seems to be about to leave, since in the current circumstances it is very difficult to find a team that I can pay them what they earn in the Catalan club.
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Players such as Samuel Umtiti, Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite, Junior Firpo and Jordi Alba have been given the freedom to negotiate with other teams.. Mateu Alemany, the new soccer director, considers that the cycle of the full-back of l’Hospitalet de Llobregat has ended, according to various news media.
But if getting rid of these players will be difficult, it will be even more difficult to do so from the injured Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembélé. Especially frustrating is the case of the French forward, who ends his contract next season and was expected to get a transfer or a downward renewal this summer. His serious injury with the French team at Euro 2020 has complicated everything.
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In 2019, Barcelona led the LaLiga salary limit with 671 million euros, but the drastic reduction in income due to the coronavirus pandemic and the entity’s economic mismanagement lowered it in 2020 by 43%, leaving it at 383.
Taking into account the global situation, this summer LaLiga has given the clubs a nail to hold on to: for every 100 million that the organization saves, it will allow an additional cost of 25.
With information from EFE
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