new disclosure; Pique made Ramos sleep by emptying Barca’s pockets

According to Fars news agency, after revealing the conditions that Leo Messi set for the extension of his contract with Barcelona in 2020, “El Mundo” newspaper now revealed the contract of Gerard Pique, who became the highest paid center back after its extension in 2018. became. He signed it a month after Leo Messi became the highest-paid athlete in history.

The Madrid newspaper wrote: Barça central defender Gerard Pique asked Bartomeu, the club president at the time, to earn more than Sergio Ramos and become the highest paid central defender in the world, and receive a fixed annual income of 12 million euros net in his extension in 2018 with bonuses. and the variables reach 15 million euros.

According to the contract, the defender will pocket 142 million euros gross during his five seasons in Barcelona, ​​and this amount was applied in the current season (2017/18) until 2021-2022.

The same details Pique told Bartomeu that he wanted to become the highest paid centre-back in the world and earn more than Sergio Ramos, something he achieved as Ramos was paid 12.5 million net in Madrid. , while Pique’s annual salary reached 15 million euros by signing his new contract.

Pique’s staggering wages were used to break Ramos out of his new contract, with the Barcelona defender pocketing a cut of €136 million over five seasons.

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