Messi salary ‘unsustainable’, says presidential candidate

Lionel Messi’s salary is too big for Barcelona due to their financial predicament, presidential candidate, Emili Rousaud has said, adding that he wishes to keep the club’s all-time top scorer on a reduced contract.

Messi, who sought an exit from Barca in the close season, has less than seven months remaining on his deal with the club where he has spent his entire career.

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He is free to negotiate with rival clubs from January.

“In the club’s current situation Messi’s salary is not sustainable, so we’ll have to reach an agreement with him. We will present an attractive project to him,” Rousaud told Spanish newspaper AS on Tuesday.