Lionel Messi is set to be hit by the coronavirus crisis as Barcelona are planning pay cuts for the first team. The Argentine has been practicing social distancing as La Liga is postponed to combat COVID-19’s spread.
Messi is one of the highest earning players in the world, seeing out self isolation is his mega mansion. While the Spanish club is the 10th most valuable club in football, according to Forbes.
But Diario SPORT reports that the forward and his Barcelona team-mates could get hit with pay cuts because of COVID-19. President Josep Maria Bartomeu reportedly spoke with Messi, Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique about the possibility of reducing player wages.