Western media: Barcelona pays its last owed wages in 2020

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According to "Daily Sports", Barcelona finally settled the extended wages that it has owed in 2020 to date this month. Due to the epidemic, Barcelona, ​​headed by Bartomeu, reached an agreement with the first team players at that time, delaying the payment of a fixed salary of 42.9% and a 100% floating bonus. It is reported that the total amount reached 121.7 million euros. Barcelona will pay it within the next five years, with the last payment of this month of 16 million. Among them, Messi has the largest wage arrears, at 47.6 million yuan. On June 30 this year, he will receive the last 5.96 million yuan in wage arrears.

In addition to Messi, the players on Barcelona's wage arrears include Umtiti (9.9 million), Busquets (8.2 million), Griezmann (8 million), Alva (7.6 million), Coutinho (6.6 million), Dembele (5.1 million), Pianic (5.1 million) and others. Terstergen, De Jong, Pique and Langley have accepted the strategy of extending the contract and are not in the scope of wage arrears. Head coach Koeman also collected about 10 million in debt, including delayed wages and half of the termination compensation. A few days ago, the Dutch had just settled with Laporta, and the two went to play golf together.

According to "Everyone", this wage restructuring and debt repayment are an important part of Barcelona's economic recovery plan led by Laporta. With the complete payment of the arrears, Barcelona will be able to devote all their efforts to lineup construction and reinvestment in the coming season. Meanwhile, Barcelona will move back to the Camp Nou Stadium in the new season, with game-day revenues significantly increasing, which is crucial for Barcelona's efforts to get rid of their debt burdens over the years.