Barcelona FC of Spain
have dropped a shocking hint that they could sell Lionel Messi, after the
player's agent revealed to them that the 29 year old wants to be the highest
paid footballer on the planet with his new contract. Barca stars Luis Suarez
and Neymar recently signed new deals with the club worth around £21m-a-year but
Messi who recently rejected a new Barca deal has told his agents he wants to
earn higher than Cristiano Ronaldo (£500k per week total package) and Carlos
Tevez (£615,000-a-week).
Barcelona club
directors have revealed that they might offload the player to the highest
bidder, as their limited financial resources coupled with large debts means
they might not be able to afford the player's wage demands.
Barca are nearing the
70% limit that La Liga place on clubs for expenditure on wages and Messi's
contract expires in 18 months.
We want the best
players but perhaps we have to prioritise,’ said Barcelona director Oscar Grau.
‘We have to make the
numbers add up. One option is to increase our revenues, as our economic
strategy forecasts. ‘The club wants the best player in the world to stay at
Barca. I would like to ease the concerns of club members and supporters but we
have to use common sense.’
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