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These are revelations that shake up the Spanish championship, the BarcaLeaks, and which have already forced Barça to react. While the log El Mundo revealed information on the departure of Lionel Messi, and the demands of the Argentinian to his club, the Catalan team was forced to react through a press release. But obviously, the newspaper is not going to stop there. Indeed, he reveals this evening new surprising elements on the management of the club, and in particular the requests of Gérard Piqué, the central defender, at the time of his extension in 2018.
A salary of 142 million over five years
Indeed, at that time, the Spanish international had only one request, and not the least: to become the highest paid defender in the world, ahead of Sergio Ramos. He was thus guaranteed the tidy sum of 142 million euros gross over the five years of his contract, which makes 28.4 million euros gross per year. He was therefore better paid than Sergio Ramos, who received 12 million net per year, against 15 for the Catalan, after his request made directly to Josep Bartomeu, the president at the time, as revealed El Mundo. Important detail, this XXL contract was signed just a few weeks after the renewal of Messi, also expensive. A heavy burden to bear for the Catalan management during the Covid-19, which prompted the club to ask its player to reduce, or postpone, his emoluments.
to summarize
Gérard Piqué, the defender of Barça, would have asked to collect 142 million euros in salary during his extension negotiated four years ago. He wanted to become the highest paid defender in the world, ahead of Sergio Ramos.
