El Mundo leaks on Tuesday revealed that Messi wanted a huge $10m signing bonus to stay at Barcelona.
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Besides that, Messi wanted a private jet to fly back to Argentina on Christmas with his family.
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The demands also included a luxurious VIP box at Camp Nou for his and his former teammate and close friend, Luis Suarez family.
Messi also wanted a full-three year deal with an option to extend for one more year to stay at Barcelona till 2023.
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He also asked the club to lower his buy-out clause from £610m to just £8700 which Barcelona outright rejected.
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Messi also demanded an increase in his salary from £65m to £71.5m as to recover his salary cut in during the Covid pandemic,
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These leaks were obtained by El Mundo from Jorge Messi and Josep Bartomeu email exchanges during negotiations.
Jorge Messi is Lionel Messi's father and representative who also heads his contract renewals with clubs.
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As per El Mundo, Barca accepted all other Messi demands except lowering his release clause and the massive signing bonus.
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