More than three years after his departure from FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi still receives money from the Blaugrana club. But this will stop in 2025 and Barça will confirm it on October 19.
Before playing for Inter Miami or Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi spent most of his career at FC Barcelona. A true idol for two decades on the Camp Nou side, the Argentinian was finally pushed out in the summer of 2021, the new management led by Joan Laporta believing that the club no longer had the means to afford the services of “ the Pulga”. However, Barcelona is still paying its former player today. But the end of reimbursement is imminent.
Because it is indeed a reimbursement since during the COVID-19 pandemic, several FC Barcelona players had agreed to temporarily reduce their salaries to help their club get through a period where the public could not no longer come to the stadium. For its part, the Blaugrana management had negotiated an installment plan for the reimbursement of the millions of euros owed. Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi were notably concerned.
Without Messi, a positive forecast budget in 2025?
The three friends who found each other and who are still playing this season at Inter Miami, will receive the last installment of this reimbursement in 2025. As confirmed AS This Saturday, the next Assembly of Committees which takes place on October 19 will be an opportunity for President Laporta to formalize the end of these payments. One hell of a thorn less in the side of Barça which has been juggling for several years now with the financial rules put in place by La Liga.
The Spanish media specified that this year again, FC Barcelona would announce net losses estimated at 91 million euros. On the other hand, the 2024-2025 closing budget should end in the green, with a planned profit of 5 million euros. That being said, the Lionel Messi page will definitely turn to Barça. No more ringing and stumbling connections, but only that of the heart. Something that could calm down relationships.
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