Barcelona To Slash Salaries Of Messi, Griezmann & Others

Spanish giants, Barcelona have reached an agreement with their players to cut salaries by €122million over the next three years.

The Spanish side will, however still pay out around €50million per season during that period on wage packets.

The slash in the players salaries is as a result of LaLiga imposing a lower salary cap upon them last week.

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League president, Javier Tebas, enforced the measures to curb excessive spending with fans still not allowed into stadiums amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Having negotiated over a period of weeks with key figures such as Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and coach Ronald Koeman, Barca were able to confirm a plan for the foreseeable future that will see them trim their bills.

The club, in a statement on Friday, said:

“Today, the parties have reached an agreement in principle that allows an adjustment to salaries for the current season for an amount of €122million fixed remuneration, which is added to the deferral for three years of variable remuneration from this season, budgeted at an approximate figure of €50million.”