Barcelona to lose millions of euros from Messi's departure

The removal of Lionel Mess from Barcelona will cost this last one much more than what it has cost him in the field.

Argentina has left a space on Ronald Coeman's 11 which will most likely be impossible to replace, but Barcelona will also miss their bank accounts, despite his high pay.

According to a report by Brand Finance, the removal of the Mess will lower Barcelona's inside value by 11 percent, which means they will lose about 137m euros from their inside value in 2021.

Their report in 2021 says Barcelona was worth only after Real Madrid, which means it was the second most powerful club in the world.

The Catalans are also expected to lose at the level of advertising, with fans and other sales that would drop well without Mess. This could cause the club to lose more than 77m euros in commercial revenues alone. When Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2018, the value of the club dropped by 19 percent.