20m net a year contract for 2 more years. No bullshit pharaonic bonuses. Take it or leave it.
I completely agree. Anything more than 20 mil for the next two years is just absurd. He has to understand he is a 34y old player who will only decline during the next two seasons. If he wants more he needs to go.
Just look how much is Juve paying to Ronaldo. All of that money for nothing! This year they will even lose Serie A. Time is passing by so older guys need to realize that they can't perform week in week out as they could few years ago. As a result, they should be willing to accept a pay cut or just move on.
We have few superb young players in our team so it would be helpful to have Messi around for 2 more years. However, he has to understand that he can't be a focal point of every single attack. If we won't to develop youngsters they need to start taking more responsibility and they can't do that if every ball or every FK has to go trough Messi. I am all in for Messi staying for 2 more years but he definitely needs to adjust his role on the pitch and his salary. I believe this is doable, but Laporta has to be firm on this one. Bending over for another 50+ mil would be a huge mistake.