How much does Barcelona save in salaries with the exits of Griezmann and Messi?

The need for Barcelona to lighten its economy after the disaster left by the administration of Josep María Bartomeu has forced it to make very questionable decisions. The departures of Antoine Griezmann and, above all, of Lionel Messi have managed to lighten the numbers in terms of salaries. However, the cost is important and is reflected on the playing field.

Joan Laporta was forced to part with several players in order to avoid a catastrophic problem with numbers, which would have brought the situation to a difficult point of return. And the heaviest names that have been chosen for that sacrifice were Lionel Messi and, more recently, Antoine Griezmann.

The exits of Messi and Griezmann allow Barcelona to save about 160 million euros in salaries, according to the newspaper Sport. Of course, the salary that the Argentine received was much higher than that of the French: almost 125 million euros against 35 million. But, the big problem is what both could give the team on the field of play. And that's something the team will feel.

For the culé club, according to the aforementioned media, the salary that Griezmann received did not compensate his performance on the field of play throughout the two seasons he was in the first team. However, joining Messi with Griezmann with the present that today has players like Memphis, Luuk de Jong and Martin Braithwaite in the lead (until Ansu Fati returns) there is a very large abyss and that Barcelona will have to face no matter what.