A 17-year-old genius asked for a maximum salary! The contract renewal storm has arrived, how can Barcelona break the deadlock?

Barcelona has performed so well this season! Real Madrid, who won the La Liga championship in four games this season, won the La Liga championship two rounds ahead of schedule and directly made a three-time championship! Unfortunately, I ended in the Champions League semi-finals, and I still have a headache now. How to deal with Yamal's sky-high contract renewal.

The 17-year-old Yamal has been hyped by the media to "Messi 2.0" before he has grown up. His explosive performance of 1 goal and 4 assists in the European Cup has made the entire audience stunned. What's the result? The better the performance, the greater the pressure to renew the contract. Yamal's agent Mendes directly said harshly: "If you don't give the maximum salary, you won't be able to negotiate!"

Barcelona responded and expressed that they understood the requirements of Tingxin, but Lewandowski and De Jong's payroll cannot be used as a benchmark! In the author's opinion, Barcelona's senior executives are in trouble this time. They just got out of the wolf's pit, so would they jump into the tiger's den again? Barcelona has just gotten rid of the financial quagmire and now faces the problem of renewal of the future. Mr. La was very decisive in asking Messi to leave with the reason of financial fairness, but now he can't even handle the child's contract? I want me to tell you, Mr. La's hat is probably blown away by the wind!

Mendes' operations are textbook-level in football. This time he showed his trump card: Yamal has a net worth of 180 million euros, the jersey sales in the team are the hottest, and the commercial value is catching up with Ronaldo at the peak. What's even more amazing is that the starting salary of 20 million euros after tax is 20 million euros, and it will reach 30 million in five years, so I will directly follow Mbappe and Kane. You should know that Mbappe and Kane have been famous for a long time and did not have such treatment when they were young.

Barcelona's account book has long been full of holes. Not to mention that De Jong's annual pre-tax salary is still on hold, Lewandowski's 33.5 million euros super contract is more like a big stone. Sports Director Deco couldn't help but exaggerate: "If we renew the contract like this, we will even have to auction the turf of Camp Nou! "

Laporta is stubborn this time and must copy the "Messi growth template". Messi only got his maximum salary at the age of 22. Barcelona prefers to give Yamal a treatment that meets the average maximum salary level of La Liga, roughly below 15 million euros. This negotiation is like an all-in showdown at the Las Vegas gambling table - Mendes betting on the potential stocks of the future Mr. Golden Balls, Barcelona holds the trump card of fiscal fairness, and whoever blinks first loses all the chips.

The word "Messi trap" was repeatedly mentioned at the Barcelona high-level meeting. In 2005, the 22-year-old Messi signed his first maximum salary contract. Who would have thought that this would become the fuse to drag down the finances in the future? Now, Laporta gritted her teeth and swore: "You can't let Yamal become the second Messi!" Ironically, it was Laporta who signed the 34-year-old Lewandowski with an annual salary of 33 million in 2022, but now he talked about "salary structure reform" to the media. Fans collectively joked: "Driving Messi out and introducing Lewandowski, now I think Lewandowski is expensive? This operation of President Lai is simply too sexy!" On July 13, Yamal will celebrate his 18th birthday. This date became the sword of Damocles hanging above Barcelona's head. Mendes made a noise: "Paris and Manchester City have prepared blank checks." There is a "staircase plan" circulating within Barcelona: 8 million euros in the first year, increasing year by year + Golden Globe Award clause + portrait rights sharing.

But Yamal's attitude became increasingly subtle. He once publicly confessed: "Barca is my life." But privately, Mendes reminded him: "Xavi got the maximum salary for the Champions League at the age of 22, and you played 54 games for Barcelona this season, with 18 goals and 23 assists, more than Messi in the same period!" This set of data was like a thorn piercing the negotiating table.

The football world has never lacked geniuses, but there are very few people who can overcome the "salary curse". The author seems unlikely to give Barcelona a maximum salary in the team, for the following reasons:

Barcelona's financial situation has not been ideal in the past few years, including high debts and salary expenditures, and is even more unwilling to repeat the salary mistakes of Messi's era. If Yamal is provided with a maximum salary in the team, it may further increase the financial burden of the club, destroy the existing salary structure, and there will be another situation where new players cannot register.

Although Yamal has shown great potential, he is still very young after all, and his career is in its infancy. Giving maximum salary too early may bring certain risks. If you perform worse than expected in the future or suffer serious injuries, then this contract may become a burden to the club. At the same time, the maximum salary is given too early, and the expectation is over, the player's mentality will change, and he can get money even while lying down. Refer to Rashford.

Gradually increasing wages through progressive contracts can serve as an incentive mechanism to promote continuous progress of young players, while also giving clubs more flexibility to deal with future financial challenges.

"If the maximum salary is made, the mess between De Jong and Lewand will be endless; if Yamal is let go, the anger of the fans will burn the seats of Camp Nou." An anonymous member of the Barcelona board of directors admitted. The author predicts: Barcelona may eventually give a contract with a step-by-step plan, with an average contract salary of 20 million, with a maximum limit of Derong.