The sales that Joan Laporta has carried out among the captains of the Barça first team, which began with
Gerard Piqué
and then continued with
Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba
, have also reached the basketball section. For now, two of its figures,
Cory Higgins and Álex Abrines
, have already agreed to lower their respective salaries.
Nikola Mirotic
, his big star and the highest paid player in Europe, on the other hand, refuses to accept more discounts. The Montenegrin Hispanic, in his case, understands that he has already made several sacrifices for the club and, at least for the moment, the agreement between the parties is very far away. There is even speculation with a possible risk of breakdown.
From the environment of the former Madrid player, it is pointed out that he already made an effort to close his signing for Barça, given that the amounts offered to him then in the NBA doubled in practice the four million euros net that he was going to receive as a Barcelona player.
In addition, it is recalled that the last salary adjustment was already made when he agreed to extend his contract until 2025 and reduce a part of his file in exchange.
The situation unleashed by the pandemic had already left Barça's coffers very touched, but now the situation is even more desperate.
The entity chaired by Joan Laporta has to tighten its belt.
At least until he can fly back.
And lowering the wage bill, of all sections, is a quick way to achieve it.
At the moment, Mirotic is not willing to accept Barça's proposal. But, although the positions seem to be far apart at the moment, it does not mean that the negotiations have already reached a dead end. The player has already made his will to live in Barcelona very clear, even beyond the length of his sports career.
The entity trusts in being able to convince him, but the fact that he has a contract in force is an argument that can be used with great force, despite the fact that
Catalunya Ràdio
pointed out just a few days ago that the club could consider breaking it on the basis of to a supposed underperformance.
In the background of the matter is the fact that, if Mirotic continues in his thirteen, and despite the positive reactions of Higgins and Abrines, he will get the rest of the players in the squad, with more modest salaries, to accept his Once a sale will become a mission almost impossible.
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