How much money does Barcelona owe Messi? The impressive fortune they must pay him after leaving for PSG

Lionel Messi left Barcelona but the deal with the Blaugrana club is still not completely closed. Although the striker is already in Paris and will soon make his debut at PSG. The unforeseen departure of Messi has left some things to be solved and the lawyers are trying to solve different issues. 

The main problem to be solved between Messi and Barcelona

The money that the Culé club owes Messi: no more and no less than 52 million euros. This figure corresponds to the deferred salary that was agreed with the entire squad because of the pandemic. As will be recalled, the former president Josep Maria Bartomeu met with all the first team players to renegotiate their contracts when the competition was paralyzed during the confinement. Bartomeu agreed to the deferred payment of an important part of the salaries, which in the case of Messi amounts to 52 million euros.

Barça plans to make payments on this debt between the remainder of 2021 and 2022. The timing of these payments is what the lawyers of both parties are currently negotiating. Messi, meanwhile, continues his integration at PSG. This Friday he had his second training session with his new team and is scheduled to go to the Parc des Princes.

Lionel Messi is considered as not just the best active football player in the world, but also one of the greatest of all time, alongside legends such as Diego Maradona. Born in Argentina to a soccer-loving family, when he was 5 he started playing for Grandoli, a local club in Rosario. At the age of 8, Messi joined Newell's Old Boys, a well-known team from his hometown. His potential was evident: it was clear that soccer was the right path for him, even when he was only a child.