La Liga – FC Barcelona Wants Argentina to stay
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta came out and defended Lionel Messi after the contract he signed in 2017 came to light on Saturday night by El Mundo.
The report revealed this Messi could earn 555,237,619 euros over a four-season period, but COPE also reported that Argentina still owes 63.5 million euros of the current salary.
“This is bad news because it is disrespectful, and because there is a mismanagement at the club, it is easier for these things to happen,” Laporta told of El Mundo’s story.
“BarcelonaThe situation is not caused by Leo’s contract. Messi generates more income than he earns. We did a study and he generates about a third of Barcelonatheir total income. “
Laporta shown the way Messi helped it Barcelona wins on the field and this in turn helped make them more marketable out of it.
“From 2004 to 2019 we won 35 trophies and [Real] Madrid 22, and this is largely due to Leo Messi, ”He explained.
“Without him we would not have won so much. There are nine athletes in the world who earn more money in relation to the total income of a club.
“Leo is responsible for a total of 8.2 percent of the club’s expenses. All the sponsors claim to have Leo.”
What is clear is that the potential Barcelona president wants Messi to stay.
“I will do my best to keep him,” Laporta confirm.
‘I have indications that he is good in Barcelona; he wants to stay and he has to rely on a sports project. ‘