From what I understand, Messi can not cut his salary more than 50% because of La Liga rule as well. La Liga does not accept difference in salary between two seasons is more than 50%. Is it real rule from La Liga?
I've never heard of it before, it seems like a stupid rule. I don't think that's the issue here, yes it's all about Barcelona'a debt problem and La Liga put a limit on their wage budget but I don't think they can dictate about cutting salaries no more than %50 rule, it's illogical.
I wonder what will they do about it when streaming income starts decreasing. The league lost two of the most important football players in three years. La Liga's reputation is not going well and they have to find new faces for the league. La Liga will not be the same without Ronaldo and Messi, we witnessed the hardest competition of a decade, we witnessed history. We can understand better now when these two are gone.
Ronaldo and Messi used to be one of the biggest reasons why I considered la liga to be one of the top leagues in Europe but now, I have a different opinion about it. Let's just wait till the season kicks off and then keep an eye on viewership. I'm sure we'll see a significant drop compared to a few years again
It was already on a decline after Ronaldo left for Juventus and there would be even more decrease now that Messi is out of the league as well.
I remember vividly when Juve bought Ronaldo, they sold out plenty of jerseys, got plenty of new fans and a host of other benefits.