Messi confirms the agreement between the players and the club to take a 70% pay cut

Like many European clubs, Barcelona will also take measures to minimize the financial losses that arise in this period of suspension. The club and the players agreed to take a 70% pay cut while competitions remain suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Messi was the voice of all Barcelona players in a post made on his official Instagram account. The Argentinian star not only confirmed that all the squad will take a 70% pay cut during the state of emergency but also will make donations to the club staff so that everyone could receive 100% of their salaries during this pandemic crisis.

With this measure, we checked the numbers and reveal how much Barcelona's top stars will earn during this period.

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Frenkie de Jong - €58,000 per week

Another star that arrived at Camp Nou this season, Dutch talent Frenkie de Jong reportedly signed a €10 million annual salary with the Blaugrana. That would give to the 22-year-old something around €192,000 a week, which breaks down to €58,000.

Gerard Pique - €76,850 per week

Including bonuses, Pique has a €13.3 million deal with Barcelona. Assuming that most of his bonuses will not be granted to the suspension of every competition, his weekly salary is probably lower. After the cut, Pique will earn around €77,000 per week.

Antoine Griezmann - €104,000 per week

Griezmann joined Barcelona at the beginning of the season, signing a 5-year deal that is worth €18 million a year for the French international. With the pay cut moving forward, Griezmann will earn €104,000 per week.

Luis Suárez - €135,000 per week

With multiple sources claiming that Suarez will be replaced by Lautaro Martinez next season, the reality is that the Uruguayan international has a deal with the club until the end of next season with automatic renewal if he plays 60% of the games in 2020/21. The 33-year-old earns €450,000 a week, €135,000 after the cut deal.

Lionel Messi - €409,926 per week

Lionel Messi is a champion in every area of the game and, still with a 70% pay cut, the Argentinian star takes €409,926 per week. Before bonuses, Messi earns an astonishing amount of €71,5 million per year. Weekly, "La Pulga" earns almost €1,5 million per week after taxes.

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