{"id":14709,"date":"2025-06-28T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barcelona-finishes-paying-off-deferred-contracts-in-2020_313281_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:30:03","slug":"barcelona-finishes-paying-off-deferred-contracts-in-2020_313281_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/barcelona-finishes-paying-off-deferred-contracts-in-2020_313281_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Messi, Coutinho, Umitti\u2026 Bar\u00e7a settles its deferred debts from 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bar\u00e7a has settled the outstanding debts from deferred contracts during the pandemic, including the salaries of Leo Messi and other squad figures for a total of \u20ac121.7M<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>The board of directors of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football-soccer\/fc-barcelona.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona\">FC Barcelona<\/a> has finally managed to get rid of the economic burden derived from the management of Josep Bartomeu and the losses generated by the covid-19 pandemic. At the end of 2020, the then Azulgrana president presented his resignation and the management board, led by Carles Tusquets, began negotiations with the team&#8217;s referents to defer their salaries.<\/p>  <p>While players like <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/ter-stegen\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/ter-stegen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/player\/ter-stegen.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ter Stegen - All the latest news about the Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper\">Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/a>, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/de-jong\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/de-jong\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/de-jong.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Frenkie de Jong - all the latest news about the Dutch midfielder\">Frenkie de Jong<\/a> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/gerard-pique\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/gerard-pique\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/gerard-pique.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Gerard Piqu\u00e9 - latest news from the former Bar\u00e7a player\">Gerard Piqu\u00e9<\/a> chose to renew in the long term to defer their emoluments (&#8216;Geri&#8217; retired in 2022, forgiving a good part of his remaining salary), other players such as <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lionel-messi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/players\/lionel-messi.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lionel Messi - all the latest news about the 'crack' argentino\">Leo Messi<\/a>, Samuel Umtiti and Philippe Coutinho<\/strong> left the club with outstanding debts.<\/p>  <p>In total, <strong>the club deferred 121.7 million euros in salaries and variable bonuses for players and coaches<\/strong>. This month, the club settled the last 16 &#8216;kilos&#8217; of a debt transferred in eight semi-annual installments, with payments made in the months of June and December of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, ending in the summer of 2025.<\/p>  <h2>Bar\u00e7a finally manages to settle its debt with Leo Messi<\/h2>  <p>That is how 20 first-team players negotiated a salary deferral, with Leo Messi logically accumulating a greater debt with the club. <strong>&#8216;La Pulga&#8217; was billing 47.6 million euros at that time<\/strong> and agreed to defer 42.9% of his annual fixed emoluments, along with 100% of the variable bonuses.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/jugadores\/lionel-messi\/intrahistoria-salida-leo-messi-fc-barcelona-prisma-argentino_304610_102.html\" title=\"Leo Messi en el duelo amistoso entre Argentina y Guatemala previo a la Copa Am\u00e9rica 2024\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-5ab6fa14f18e0256f003bbb6078fb617.png\" alt=\"Leo Messi en el duelo amistoso entre Argentina y Guatemala previo a la Copa Am\u00e9rica 2024\" title=\"Leo Messi en el duelo amistoso entre Argentina y Guatemala previo a la Copa Am\u00e9rica 2024\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1300\" height=\"732\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/jugadores\/lionel-messi\/intrahistoria-salida-leo-messi-fc-barcelona-prisma-argentino_304610_102.html\" title=\"The intra-history of Leo Messi's departure from FC Barcelona from the Argentine's perspective\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 The intra-history of Leo Messi&#8217;s departure from FC Barcelona from the Argentine&#8217;s perspective             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>The club&#8217;s last outstanding payment to the Rosario native, <strong>paid in June of this year, was 5.96 &#8216;kilos&#8217;<\/strong>, according to &#8216;SPORT&#8217;. Second on the list was <strong>Samuel Umtiti<\/strong>, who in 2020 billed \u20ac23.1M. Although the Frenchman terminated his contract in 2023, the club still owed him 9.9 &#8216;kilos&#8217; which were paid this month.<\/p>  <p>Further back are the contracts of players such as <strong>Sergio Busquets<\/strong> (\u20ac22M), <strong>Antoine Griezmann<\/strong> (\u20ac18M), <strong>Jordi Alba<\/strong> (\u20ac17.6M) and <strong>Philippe Coutinho<\/strong> (\u20ac15.9M), while other players such as <strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Miralem Pjanic<\/strong> also had deferrals to collect of 5.1 million each.<\/p>  <p>Of the current squad, only <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/ronald-araujo\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/ronald-araujo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/player\/ronald-araujo.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ronald Araujo - latest news about the Uruguayan defender\">Ronald Araujo<\/a> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/pedri\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/pedri\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/player\/pedri.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Pedri - latest news from the Bar\u00e7a midfielder\">Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> had deferred salaries to collect, although below one million euros. More significant was the debt with <strong>Sergi Roberto<\/strong> (\u20ac4.8M) and <strong>Neto Murara<\/strong> (\u20ac2.5M). Even <strong>Sergi\u00f1o Dest<\/strong> (1.3), <strong>Martin Braithwaite<\/strong> (1.2) and <strong>Junior Firpo<\/strong> (1.1) accumulated deferrals exceeding one million euros.<\/p>  <h2>Ronald Koeman and Bar\u00e7a also settle their outstanding accounts<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, <strong>Ronald Koeman also deferred almost 6 million of his salary<\/strong>. Although the Dutch coach and his staff were dismissed in October 2021, the coaching staff had a contract until June 2022 for 15 &#8216;kilos&#8217; gross per year.<\/p>  <p>In total, <strong>the coach agreed to his departure receiving 10 million in compensation<\/strong>, which was paid from mid-2022 until June of this year. His collaborators received less than 1 million per season and were also compensated with payments in installments (7).<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/laporta-despido-koeman-insostenible-deberia-haberlo-hecho-antes_274314_102.html\" title=\"Laporta Threw him cold water to Koeman\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-1d773ddb85073f604e71072efa053566.jpeg\" alt=\"Laporta Threw him cold water to Koeman\" title=\"Laporta Threw him cold water to Koeman\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/laporta-despido-koeman-insostenible-deberia-haberlo-hecho-antes_274314_102.html\" title=\"Laporta, on Koeman's firing: &quot;It was unsustainable, I should have done it sooner&quot;\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Laporta, on Koeman&#8217;s firing: &#8220;It was unsustainable, I should have done it sooner&#8221;             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>In addition to the Bar\u00e7a coaching staff at that time, the club also preferred to defer the salaries of nine reserve team players, including <strong>I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a and Oriol Romeu<\/strong>, both on the departure ramp this summer. After four years, the Azulgrana team has finally settled its outstanding accounts.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bar\u00e7a has settled the outstanding debts from deferred contracts during the pandemic, including the salaries of Leo Messi and other squad figures for a total of \u20ac121.7M The board of directors of FC Barcelona has finally managed to get rid of the economic burden derived from the management of Josep Bartomeu and the losses generated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":14710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[169],"class_list":["post-14709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fc-barcelona","tag-barca-football"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bar\u00e7a finishes paying off deferred contracts in 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bar\u00e7a has settled the outstanding debts from deferred contracts in 2020, including Leo Messi&#039;s salary. 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