The difference between the club's offer and the sum requested by Jorge Messi is a not particularly insignificant €45 million, nine for each of the next five seasons. The gulf between the figures has even made the player's father consider halting negotiations.
The difference in the gross salary per year is €9 million, which represents a considerable gap between the two sides. The player's current contract runs until 2018, and at one point the idea was tabled to forget about extending the contract and leaving Leo's current contract in place.
With the positions of the two sides at the table so far apart, coming to an agreement will be complicated, nigh on impossible. In fact, the player has already considered the possibility of terminating the discussions and not renewing his contract at all.
There are many points still left to resolve: the player's fixed salary (the player wants an extra €45 million), the performance related aspect (increasing the value of these parts in return for decreasing the initial fixed sum), image rights (the club wants part of this but the player isn't too keen on that), personal sponsorships, and so on…
The horizon looks messy, and the next few twists and turns will be key to resolving a contract renewal that has got off to an awkward start.
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