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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi released a statement on Monday, saying the club's players will take 70 per cent wage cuts and make other contributions to ensure the team's other employees will still be paid during Spain's state of emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sam Marsden of ESPN shared the statement:
"We want to clarify that our desire has always been for a reduction to be applied to our salaries because we understand that this is an exceptional situation and we are the first that have ALWAYS helped the club with what they have asked of us.