Days after the painful departure of Argentine star Lionel Messi from Barcelona, who spent more than 20 years with him, a press report showed that the player who contracted with Paris Saint-Germain owes the Catalan club tens of millions.
And the newspaper "Sport" close to "Barca" revealed that Messi owes Barcelona 52 million euros, which represents the value of the salaries that he agreed with the club to postpone due to the Corona crisis.
During the period when football matches stopped at the beginning of the Corona pandemic, former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu met with the team’s players and agreed with them to defer part of their salaries to help the club cope with the crisis.
The newspaper pointed out that Messi's share of the late salaries is 52 million euros, and the club will now have to reach an agreement with the Argentine star's representatives to schedule this huge amount.
She indicated that the agreement may include paying the amount in installments until the end of next year.
Messi left Barcelona after the team failed to materialize an agreement to extend the contract reached by the two parties due to the restrictions of the Spanish Football League.
The Argentine star left Barcelona after scoring 672 goals, a club record.
He also helped him win the King's Cup 7 times and the Club World Cup 3 times.