Barca sells Nou Camp stadium name to get money to keep Messi

The Argentine striker will receive a record $105 million signing bonus when he signs a new contract until 2021.

After months of negotiations, Barca has yet to renew Messi's contract. To convince the Argentine star to sign a new contract, the Nou Camp team decided to pay a signing bonus of up to 105 million dollars, a record in the football world. In addition, the striker born in 1987 also continues to be the highest paid player in the club with 660,000 dollars per week.

According to Catalan newspaper L'Ara, Barca's salary fund has ballooned to $566 million, accounting for 84% of the club's revenue. However, the team is still willing to pay a record signing bonus to keep Messi.

And to raise money to do this, they decided to sell the name of the Nou Camp stadium. The original plan was to rename the Nou Camp in 2019, but Barca's board decided to move it up a year. Barca plans to sell the stadium name for 25 years, earning about $235 million.

Barca's number one priority is to keep Messi.

Barca has prepared a contract until 2021, with the signatures of Messi's father and brother, but still lacks the most important figure. The team's management hopes that the number one star will sign during the break for the teams to compete in the play-off for a ticket to the World Cup. The striker born in 1987 just scored a hat-trick, helping Argentina beat Ecuador 3-1, winning a ticket straight to Russia without having to go through the play-off.

Along with speeding up the renewal with Messi, Barca is also rushing to recruit Coutinho. The media said that the Nou Camp team has reached an agreement with the Brazilian player about his arrival in January 2018.

According to VNE