Esport 3: Messi's salary will be cut in half, but over the course of 10 years

Esport 3: Messi's salary will be cut in half, but over the course of 10 years

Lionel Messi is now in Argentina / | sport

Barça are having to be creative with the numbers to convince Messi to stay

Lionel Messi's future remains unknown but the feelings in the last few weeks are that he could remain at FC Barcelona.

As revealed by SPORT on Thursday, Messi does not yet have an offer on the table from Barça, but the club do now have an idea of what the terms will be.

Esport 3 have provided a breakdown of the deal:

The most significant point is that Barça are working on cutting Messi's salary in half, but with a 10-year contract, which would allow him to make up for lost earnings gradually.

The cited media say there have been various meetings between Jorge Messi and Joan Laporta lately and that they have talked numbers, but there's nothing in written form. There's still no agreement, either, but good sensations and optimism.

In addition, Esport3 reveal one of Messi's priorities is to know the signings the club will make and, above all, who will be the coach next season, as he wants a project that can win trophies.

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