13- 14 season is Neymar's first season. In the end, Neymar only won the Spanish Super Cup once. Two years later, in the 14- 15 season, Barcelona finally won the triple crown, MSN group swept across Europe, and the status dispute between Neymar and Messi began to take shape. Bartomeu, then vice-president of Barcelona, once again investigated the sale of Messi among Barcelona members.
Neymar gradually became the third person in the world on 1999. Time is up. After Barcelona were eliminated by Bayern in the Champions League 2-8, Messi's future was once again confusing. Many European media speculated that Bartomeu actually made a plan to sell Messi after the game, because Barcelona executives have realized that this situation is different. Although Bartomeu made it clear in every public interview that he hoped Messi would eventually stay at Camp Nou, it seems that Messi has made up his mind to part ways with his beloved club.
Will this be the last time we see Messi wearing a Barcelona jersey? It is difficult to price a player who has won 34 trophies in his career. At present, it is unrealistic for Barcelona to charge 700 million cancellation fees, but the final transfer fee is definitely higher than the 654.38 billion euros when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus. In any case, if Messi finally leaves the team, the savings of 30 million euros in annual salary and hundreds of millions of euros in transfer income will greatly help Barcelona's already stretched finances under the influence of the epidemic.
But the more serious problem is that the salary and transfer fee saved by Messi's departure are well estimated, but the overall impact of Messi's departure on Barcelona Club cannot be measured by money. The contracts of beko and Lotte, two major sponsors of Barcelona, will expire at the end of next season. I believe it is no coincidence that the contract expiration date of the two major sponsors coincides with Messi. If Messi finally leaves the team, Barcelona's contract renewal negotiations with sponsors will not be smooth. Under the influence of the global epidemic, even if Messi stays and wins new sponsorship contracts from other companies at the same price, it will basically be daydreaming, and Barcelona will face enormous financial pressure.
As another major part of the club's financial revenue, Messi Barcelona's match day income and commodity income are also expected to suffer heavy losses. It seems difficult to judge how much impact Messi will have on Barcelona's income, but we can estimate it through a simple mathematical problem. As a member club, Barcelona generated about 60 million yuan in revenue and merchandise revenue last season, including 40 million yuan in season ticket revenue. In addition to its members, Barcelona will sell 900,000 tickets and10.5 million VIP box service every year, bringing Barcelona a total income of 93 million euros every year. It can be seen that the economic benefits brought by these 900,000 people only by tickets are much more than those brought by Barcelona and its1100,000 members, and their members cannot be expected to go to the club store to buy a jersey every time they watch a game. In fact, how many of the 900,000 fans are dedicated to Messi? The answer is clear.
Barcelona's current jersey sales are the third in the world, and the second is that Real Madrid lost Cristiano Ronaldo. Bartomeu said in an interview that the expected profit this season will drop by 200 million euros, and this figure may reach 300 million euros next season. According to this calculation, Barcelona needs to get rid of the salary burden of at least 65.438+0.5 billion euros before it can pass the financial regulations of La Liga. Faced with such severe financial pressure under the epidemic, Messi's departure may reduce Barcelona's financial burden in a short time. To be sure, Barcelona is now facing enormous challenges, and every move needs extra care.