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Barcelona Star Must Take 50 Per Cent Wage Cut To Remain At Club

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Updated 15:48 10 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 15:46 10 Feb 2022 GMT

Barcelona Star Must Take 50 Per Cent Wage Cut To Remain At Club

Barcelona are asking another one of their first-teamers to take a wage cut.

Josh Lawless

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Topics: Barcelona, La Liga

Josh Lawless
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Barcelona's Sergi Roberto must take a 50 per cent cut in order to remain with the club.

Although he is the fourth captain, the right-back is not a starter for the Blaugrana these days and a recent surgery on a thigh injury means he has only played 13 times for the club this season.

Dani Alves, Sergino Dest and Oscar Mingueza are also in the mix for the spot on the right side of defence and according MARCA, Roberto is no longer seen as a "regular first-team player".

The two parties have not properly entered contract negotiations, with Barcelona willing to offer him a new deal but only if he accepts to slash his salary.

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The club feel the request is fair given Roberto's injury troubles of late and his position within the squad.

However, it's said Roberto's entourage are looking to hold a meeting with Barcelona to discuss the matter this week.

Roberto is expected to be fit and available again around April time, a couple of months before his contract at the Nou Camp expires at the end of the season.

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The Spain international has played 316 times for Barca, winning six league titles.

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Due to their financial situation, which has seen them rack up €1.35 billion's worth of debt, Barca have been forced to ask a number of their big earners to take a wage cut.

Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique all agreed to lower their wages for the sake of the club - with the latter even posting a picture of his pay slip to prove he did indeed to take a cut.

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Lionel Messi had also settled on a hefty wage cut but Barca still couldn't meet La Liga's financial regulations, hence his departure to Paris Saint-Germain.

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After experiencing the difficulty to president Joan Laporta has decided to implement a salary cap on new additions.

Starting from June 30, Barca will have a wage cap of €10 million in a bid to crack down on hefty contracts that aren't sustainable.

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