Bonus of €10 million free private box at the Camp Nou for Messi and Suarez List of Lionel Messi s reported demands to sign new Barcelona contract in 2020 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football La Liga 2022-23 News

Bonus of €10 million free private box at the Camp Nou for Messi and Suarez List of Lionel Messi s reported demands to sign new Barcelona contract in 2020

By Sushan Chakraborty Modified 23 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Lionel Messi made some eye-popping demands to Barcelona to sign a contract extension in 2020 After analyzing a series of emails and documents, Spanish outlet El Mundo has released a detailed report on the demands Lionel Messi allegedly made to Barcelona in the summer of 2020. Having enjoyed a trophy-laden 17-season spell with the Barcelona senior team, Lionel Messi left as a free agent at the end of his contract in the summer of 2021. As per the deputy director of El Mundo, Esteban Urreiztieta, Messi sat with Barca to discuss his renewal in the summer of 2020, but his demands put the club off. El Partidazo de COPE@partidazocope @ElMundoes ha publicado as brutales exigencias de Messi al @FCBarcelona para renovar:

Hablamos con @eurreiztieta, subdirector de @elmundoes

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#PartidazoCOPE255 @ElMundoes ha publicado as brutales exigencias de Messi al @FCBarcelona para renovar: Hablamos con @eurreiztieta, subdirector de @elmundoes cope.es/directos/net1 #PartidazoCOPE https://t.co/33oCUslZ9p Revealing how his team got their hands on emails and documents exchanged between then-Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Lionel Messi’s camp, Urreiztieta said (via Cope): “We have had access to thousands of emails. The Mossos overturned their devices with what is known as 'BarçaGate' and we have had access to all the material intervened by the police.” Messi allegedly asked Barcelona to give him a €10 million signing bonus, restore his salary back to its pre-pandemic levels, and give him 3% interest on deferred wages. He also wanted his €700 million release clause to be replaced with a meager €10,000 one, which would have made it easier for him to leave Barcelona. Finally, he demanded a free private box at Camp Nou for him and his friend Luis Suarez, and a private jet for him to visit his family in Argentina during Christmas. Urreiztieta added: “We were talking about a clean contract of 75 million euros per season, in what was the most important contract signed in world sport.” Bartomeu did not give in to Lionel Messi’s astronomical contract renewal demands, but the Argentine anyway left the club a year later.

Joan Laporta was confident of keeping Lionel Messi at Barcelona before the presidential elections

In March 2021, Joan Laporta replaced Bartomeu as president of the Catalonian club. While he had other merits, his presidential campaign was primarily pulled by the promises he made about Messi’s future. Laporta claimed that he had a great relationship with the Argentine, and only he had a shot at keeping him at Camp Nou. ESPN FC@ESPNFCNo player in Europe's top five leagues has more assists than Messi or Neymar this season 260071367No player in Europe's top five leagues has more assists than Messi or Neymar this season https://t.co/QRocvseeHJ He had said during a debate (via Bleacher Report): “I am sure that if someone else wins the election [other than me], Messi won't stay at the club.“I have a good relationship with him; there's a lot of respect.” Of course, Laporta failed to keep Messi at Barca, but the president has done well to bounce back. Laporta has created a formidable team that seems capable of fighting on all fronts this season. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sushan Chakraborty × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी