Lewandowski will also take a pay cut to play for a better team than his current employers.

Hapless_Hans wrote:Barca asking their players to take a "big pay cut" so they can pay 40m per year to Lewandowski

Lewa will get not more than 10m per year at Barca lol

So if all these players are willing to play for Barca at such a reduced wage, so why did they pay those wages in the first place?

I wouldnt say everyone, most would opt for better financials tbh. Lewa and Raphinha are crazy about Barca, but not everyone is

The rumored salary is somewhere around 8-10m as far as Lewa is concerned, definitely not anywhere close to 40

And to answer your question, the previous president didnt care for finances or any limits and gave everyone endless bonuses. Then covid crisis came and he woke up with his hand in a potty. He signed Coutinho for 105m + 40m bonuses Just throwing money at everyone for no apparent reason

seems like he did it on purpose

In the last 6 months of his mandate, former president Josep Maria Bartomeu renewed the contracts of 8(!) players with higher and increasing salary knowing that the motion of no confidence was coming.#FCB

Via: @gerardromero @Somhiseremfcb

— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) May 27, 2022

Man needs to be lynched in the streets of Barcelona

This guy 100% bagged himself lots of money for all these deals as commission.

Massive respect if he actually agrees to take such a pay cut (heard it will be like half of the salary he is earning now) to stay at his dream club. As for us though, lol wouldnt surprise me in the least if we chased him for a full month without actually getting the nod from the player himself. We can do things that other clubs can only dream of.

Within Barça, they say they already know Chelsea are preparing a formal bid to sign Frenkie. In the last hours, CFC have expressed their desire to sign the midfielder. United doesn’t attract the player much, neither sportingly nor financially. @relevo

As far as I am informed, nothing but a desperate last ditch attempt to put pressure on United to pay what Barca owe Frenkie in deferred wages. If one area Chelsea is pretty stacked its their midfield. Why would they spend 80 odd mil on another one? Having said that I do hope Chelsea go for him, cos in that case we can try to sneak Gallagher out of there. Its gotten so tiresome, this saga at this point that I do hope we walk away which sadly ant going to be the case as ETH more or less confirmed its either Frenkie or bust.

| JUST IN: Frenkie de Jong has been told by Xavi that he will be counted on as a backup goalkeeper as well as a centre-back next season. The Dutchman agreed to it and will take a 50% salary cut. He trained in the goalkeeper role this morning. @sport pic.twitter.com/6LgvA71Mfa

— 10 (@isoquince) July 25, 2022

man giving up something like 25 million in wages btw

wild

we need to move on, dont wanna hear about how we're chasing him until the end of the window when its obvious he wants to stay at barca

That must be a joke lol

This is a troll account you fool

But the part about Xavi wanting to play him as CB is true lol

It’s the only true part

The way Xavi is sending a message by playing him as a CB in friendlies

Lmaooo, Xavi really told his players to leave the ball and let it go out when Frenkie passes it to get a low percentage in his pass completion. Bro they against you, they want you shipped.

Catch a flight to Manchester fella. @DeJongFrenkie21 pic.twitter.com/SIHYNLJBbd

— ???????????? ????????????’???? ???????????????? (@TenHagBalI) July 25, 2022

Casciavit wrote:The way Xavi is sending a message by playing him as a CB in friendlies

And then signs Kounde making it 5 CBs now in the team ffs actually 6 since Azpi can also play CB

The message couldn’t be much clearer

Just pay him ffs disgusting behavior from barca, if I was frenkie I would be digging in no matter what, especially since he is a lock for WC, so riding the bench or playing with the reserves are ok, you ain't gonna spend all this money while trashing me.

English media are so salty that he doesnt want to join ManU

Neville is having a spasm

so sad, being forced out of his dream club ;/

President Laporta: "Frenkie de Jong is a Barça player of great quality and we want him to stay. With him and his teammates we have a very powerful midfield. He has offers but we want him to stay and he wants to stay."

Lmao what a snake

Not sure what your country calls them but for us in lil ole T&T, we call men like Laporta "smartman". They are not con artists but they certainly ain't upstanding businessmen.

He's just trying to keep the value of De Jong as maximized as possible since Chelsea is now in the running and is hoping for a bidding war.

Perucho21 wrote:

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1556583526778249216?t=S4XKVj9xvpkXh4F9HMiZZw&s=19

this is unbelievable

PAY THE FUCKING MAN YOU SNAKES