This kind of public unpacking is extremely rare. The vice-captain of FC Barcelona and businessman Gerard Pique unveiled this Friday the amount of income he claims to receive with the Catalan club. A response to the revelations of a Spanish journalist on player salaries blaugranas.
On the Catalan channel TV3, the reporter Lluis Canut gave the names of the players receiving the highest salaries at the club. Pique was in the lead with 28 million euros gross per year. Behind, we found Sergio Busquets (23 M €), Jordi Alba (20 M €) or Samuel Umtiti (20 M €)…
These fees are totally false, according to Pique. Screen capture in support, the Spanish defender claims to have received a little more than two million euros in December (2,328,884.39 € exactly), or, he says, 50% of his annual salary. That is to say more than six times less than announced by the journalist. “These people who work for the public service and who defend their friends… Here is 50% of my salary. I received it on December 30th. Respect yourself a little… ”, Pique told him as a commentary guide.
Piqué’s salary had already made the news this summer. FC Barcelona management welcomed the player’s decision to lower his income significantly so that Dutch striker Memphis Depay can join Catalonia.
