Barcelona need to offer Lionel Messi £170m to keep the Argentine genius at the Nou Camp.
Reports below show the cause of their financial issues.
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Messi's current contract indicates he is costing Barcelona €1.3m a week, while Antoine Griezmann is a staggering €880,000-a-week.
Shockingly, unutilised players Miralem Pjanic and Philippe Coutinho are earning €8,400,000 and €8,580,000 respectively.
Rumours suggest that Barcelona need to shed €200m in order to balance their finances.
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A number of stars have been linked with moves away from the Nou Camp, including Samuel Umtiti, Pjanic, Coutinho, Clement Lenglet, Sergi Roberto and Martin Braithwaite.
Unsurprisingly, the majority of the wage-cutting is to secure a deal to keep Messi.
A lot lies on Ronald Koeman after Barcelona finished third in the La Liga behind Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
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