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Messi confirms Barcelona players will take 70 per cent pay cuts during coronavirus crisis

With all football in Spain suspended, the Argentine and his team mates will make sacrifices to help the club reduce losses during the pandemic

Lionel Messi has confirmed that he and his Barcelona team-mates will take pay cuts of up to 70 per cent in order to reduce club losses during the coronavirus crisis.

La Liga has been suspended since March 12 following the outbreak of Covid-19, with the enforced break increased from two weeks to an indefinite postponement on March 23.

With no games on the horizon meaning matchday and television revenue has dried up, Barcelona recently announced cost-cutting measures to keep the club viable as a business during the suspension.