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BOTH WOULD HAVE RULED OUT LOWERING THEIR SALARY

Barça adds its first setback in the 'salary reduction operation' with Christensen and Kessié

Published:26/04/2023 - 01:10h

Updated:26/04/2023 - 15:47h

The FC Barcelona board of directors has begun to execute strategies to lower the wage bill of the squad for the summer. The club must drop at least 200 million in payroll and the first to rule out that possibility were Christensen and Kessié

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The financial situation of the FC Barcelona is really complex regarding the 'Fair Play' financial of LaLiga. The patronal forces to the club to reduce his mass salarial in at least 200 million euros to be able to fichar in summer, as well as close the pending renewals of several footballers. Without the option to activate new 'crowbars' through the sale of active or new credits on a long-term basis, the directive has two possible roads: the sale of players and the reduction of wages.

In this sense, 'SPORT' aelanta that the sportive direction culé has begun to sondear the possibility to go down wages with diferimiento of index card (something that already did in previous years with several referents of the staff) and the first of the reinforcements arrived the year happened in being consulted on this possibility were Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessié. Both there would be descartado the option, as they consider unfeasible to reduce his emolumentos without hardly have fulfilled his first year of agreement.

Christensen and Kessié will not do more 'sacrifices'

Both players pactaron his signings before finalising the season 2021/22, taking advantage of the option to leave with letter of freedom after finalising agreement with Chelsea and AC Milan, respectively. The have fichado to 'cost zero', refusing offers very upper in the economic, carries to the Danish and to the marfileño to go down the thumb to the proposal blaugrana, since they also consider that the club already had financial problems in 2022 and, still like this, was possible to incorporate several reinforcements in summer.

It is as well as Christensen and Kessié expect to be still in the Barça the next season keeping intact the agreement that both signed until the summer of 2026. Andreas wins 4.3 million net euros to the year, whereas Franck perceives 6.5 'kilos' net by season. In principle, the one of Ouragahio aims like one of the possible 'transferibles' for thesummer , considering his inability to win a place in the eleven of Xavi Hernández.

The Barça will open the door of exit to both?

Nevertheless, the Barcelona well can listen offers by both in summer. The need to free contingents in the staff to incorporate reinforcements (Iñigo Martínez already pactó his arrival and the next could be Leo Messi) forces to the club to close, at least, a pair of millionaire sales and so much Christensen like Kessié are in conditions to leave a good money in box.

The two footballers will close the season with a value of near market to the 30 million euros and, in the case of the Danish, his performance in the season has been very good, mainly in League. The doubts around him have aimed more to the physical subject, as it has lost a few parties by injury before and after the World-wide. With Franck, the market can be a so much more limited and a cession could be the most feasible road to give him exit.

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