One of the leading candidates for the Presidency of La Liga giant Barcelona, Emili Rousaud has come out to talk about the future of the club’s superstar captain, Leo Messi where he amidst the club struggling with going into bankruptcy that if elected he might have to push Leo Messi out of the club if he doesn’t take a pay cut. 
The future of the Argentine magician has remained a topical issue after he handed in a transfer request last season after a very poor outing of the 2019-2020 campaign.
Leo Messi who nearly left the club during the summer to join EPL side Manchester City, but his exit was blocked by the last president, Josep Maria Bartomeu who had to resign and leave the club amidst its financial troubles.
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Emili Rousaud who is in the running for the presidential election next year January 24th, has said with 7 months left on Leo Messi’s contract he will have to leave the club if he doesn’t accept a pay cut.
“We’ll have to sit down with Messi and ask him to take a salary cut,” Rousaud told ARA.
“Right now, with things as they are, it’s unsustainable.
“We’ll ask him to make the sacrifice. If there’s no agreement, then Messi will leave.”
Rousaud added: “Messi has written the most brilliant pages in the club’s history. We have to honour our legends, but the reality is what it is.
“I believe that things have to be said as they are. We can’t fool our members. We’ll make every effort to ensure he stays, but always with the interests of the club first.”
Messi, 33, has scored 449 goals in La Liga and he is just one shy of becoming the first player to reach 450 with just one club in the top five European leagues.
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