Making amєɴԀs to the cataclysmic wage bill imposed in Bartomeu’s era has been one of the primary objectives for Joan Laporta’s hierarchy. With a wage structure that crippled the Catalans to financial despair,Barcahave done well to bring regulations.
Most players of the team are already paid according to the system designed by Mateu Alemany’s sports management, which emphasizes variable pay and places little emphasis on fixed salaries.
However, as perSPORT, Ter Stegen and Frenkie de Jong are the only two players still proceeding to play under the conditions that they once agreed with the previous board, chaired by Bartomeu.
While their wages appear unfeasible when compared to the new adjustments, both members of the squad are crucial components in Xavi’s XI as they played a significant role in theBlaugranas‘ league title as well as the Super Cup title last season.
Ter Stegen made a massive recovery in his performances, winning the Zamora trophy and soaring to new heights between the sticks. His record-breaking campaign saw him elevate into an undisputable starter as he conceded merely 18 goals and kept 26 clean sheets in 38 games.
Similarly, Frenkie de Jong holds an incredibly high standard in the squad. Frenkie also experienced a redemption arc, with the Dutchman placed on the market last summer, owing to his inconsistent form and imminent wage rise, which is due to take place now.
With a preference to roam around and make adventurous carries up-field, Xavi liberated Frenkie by placing him in a more comfortable setting, which extracted the former Ajax sensation’s best version.
In light of the players’ status in the squad, it is unlikely for them to be sold this summer.
Both him and Ter Stegen are bound by rising contracts, and the club made an effort to renegotiate the sums due last summer. In the єɴԀ, no mutually agreeable solution could be found.
Although it is not a priority at the moment considering their importance, there has not yet been another attempt to retouch their salaries, but it cannot be fully excluded that they would accept to do so. It is a topic that continues to be up for discussion.
The Catalan giants, unwilling to stir controversy with their untouchables, are not looking to stain relations for now.
