Pique has released the details of his salary from Barcelona in response to a Spanish journalist who claimed that he and his teammates are highly paid by the financially struggling club.Pique posted on his account on the social networking site "Twitter" a picture stating that he had received 2,328 thousand and 884.39 euros (two million and 646 thousand and $59.26) on December 30, which represents the second half of his salary.Commenting on the published photo, Pique demanded "a little respect." And journalist Luis Canute stated on TV3 that Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Samuel Umtiti were getting more money, without citing a source. "Wrong and not realistic,"
adding that some of the players whose names are linked to variable contracts and cannot reach the numbers mentioned by Canute.
Barcelona suffers from debts of more than 1.3 billion euros, and has lost the efforts of Argentine star Lionel Messi, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain in a deal A free transfer, as it is not possible to renew with him, as Barcelona is subject to the restrictions of the Spanish League regarding the wage ceiling.
