Despite saying earlier that he will not make a public decision on whether or not to stay or leave Barcelona until the end of the season, the latest reports from Caught Offside indicate that Lionel Messi has his intentions in the coming days will announce.
The news comes behind the leak of El Mundo over the fine details of Messi’s contract with Barcelona, with their report revealing that the Argentine’s salary amounts to a remarkable amount of € 555, 237,619 for four years, including variables.
El Mundo today, what a bomb. Leo Messi’s contract with Barcelona was announced on the front page @elmundoes
– contract € 555 237 619 [4 years].
– € 138 million per fixed season + variables.
– € 115 225 000 as ‘renewal fee’ only for acceptance of the contract.
– loyalty bonus of € 77,929,955. pic.twitter.com/FK3I34hJta
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) 31 January 2021
The revelations came at a bad time for Ronald Koeman, with the blue grana coming into its own after a difficult start to the season. They face Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou tonight, and should they win, they will take second, seven points from Atletico Madrid, the La Liga leader, depending on their result this afternoon.
The Catalans also live in the Copa del Rey, where they face Granada in the quarter-finals, and the Champions League, where they face Paris-Saint Germain, one of Messi’s most stubborn suitors, in the last 16.
Don Balon reports that Messi is furious about the leak of his contract details, confirming that he recently warned the club that if he or his family continued to leak, he would spend his career at Camp Nou looking for new pastures. If it happened now, it would seem that the end is in sight.