Messi's contract with Barça required him to speak Catalan

The third installment of Messi's contract serial published by El Mundo reveals that the documents contain clauses that not only refer to economic aspects, but also that also impose demands on the social life of the Argentine star. In this third chapter, the Madrid newspaper discovers that Barcelona forced Messi to learn Catalan and urged him to “make every effort to integrate into Catalan society”. However, as the information highlights, the player He has never expressed himself in public in that language and even asked to be released if Catalonia becomes independent.

Another point that is revealed in this new installment has to do with the bonus for games played. According to the contract, the Argentine crack enters 1,168,964 euros if he plays 60% of the official matches, but At the time of accounting for these matches, those of the Catalunya Cup are not included.

These demands are some of the considerations that the Argentine star had to meet in exchange for a salary of more than 555 million gross euros for four seasons and a series of loyalty clauses, such as that he will receive 39 million next July and which was revealed in the second installment of the serial.