Barcelona wants club captain Sergio Busquests and vice-captain Gerard Pique to take further pay cuts: Reports
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Barcelona has asked club captain Sergio Busquets and vice-captain Gerard Pique to take additional pay cuts to help them sign new players. The Blaugrana’s financial struggles have been well documented in recent years, with the club’s last two boards insisting that players on large salaries take pay cuts in order for the club to become financially sustainable again.
Current president Joan Laporta has attempted to alleviate Barça’s financial difficulties by utilizing ‘levers,’ or selling portions of club-owned properties or TV rights in exchange for cash upfront.
However, due to La Liga’s strict financial policies, Barcelona may still face difficulties registering their new signings for domestic action, and Catalan journalist Gerard Romero reports that the board has asked Busquets and Pique to take additional pay cuts to help with the situation.
The stalwart duo took significant pay cuts to help the club last summer, and they have been seen meeting with high-ranking Barcelona officials in recent days to discuss further reductions.
Previous reports in Spain claimed that Busquets and Pique are unwilling to accept further pay cuts, though this may have changed. Barcelona intends to raise funds by selling fringe players before the end of the transfer window.
Memphis Depay and Martin Braithwaite are two players who could be offloaded, and reports from England if to be believed are that goalkeeper Neto is in talks with Bournemouth over a free transfer.
Memphis Depay’s contract with Barcelona likely to be terminated without him getting £16 million from the Catalan club
Memphis Depay’s attorneys are negotiating with the club to get his contract terminated. Xavi, the manager of Barcelona, has informed the Dutch striker that he is no longer needed and can leave. The LaLiga giants’ contract with Depay, 28, could be terminated, leaving him a free agent. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, it would take £16 million to pay off his present deal.
Memphis Depay’s attorneys are attempting to come to an agreement since Barca is unwilling to spend so much money on getting rid of him. The former Manchester United and Lyon player acknowledges he is being forced out and wants to leave the Nou Camp immediately. Still, rumors claim he is only interested in joining another elite squad.
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