The Spanish newspaper "Sport" revealed that FC Barcelona has officially concluded the crisis of deferred salaries for first-team players and their coaching staff for the 2020 season, after making the last outstanding payment of 16 million euros.

These dues date back to the previous administration led by Josep Maria Bartomeu, which witnessed a severe financial crisis exacerbated by the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the club at the time to agree with many players to defer part of their salaries to alleviate financial burdens.

The list of beneficiaries from this final payment included many prominent names, most notably Argentine star Lionel Messi, who had the largest share of deferred salaries totaling 47.6 million euros.

In addition to Samuel Umtiti, Sergio Busquets, Antoine Griezmann, Jordi Alba, Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé, and Miralem Pjanic, along with Dutch coach Ronald Koeman.

Thus, Barcelona has definitively closed the file on overdue salaries for the 2020 season, marking an important step towards the club's financial stability ahead of the new season.