It is already known that Lionel Messi has left Barcelona for Paris, but the main reason he left FC Barcelona was due to the high fees that the club is paying players. Some football fans blamed two footballers for Messi's departure because their salaries are too high.

(1)Antoine Griezmann

The day after Lionel Messi's departure was announced, Antoine went to training in his Rolls-Royce, but the FC Barcelona fans shouted at him saying "It's your fault Messi is leaving".

A Barcelona fan said" These are players that have benefited from very advantageous salary conditions thanks to the bad management from the club's previous directors and who don't have a strong attachment to the club. So people are unleashing on them" (Source: L 'Équipe, 08/2021).

(2)Philippe Coutinho

This player was bought for $158million (bonus included), but since his arrival, he has not gotten to the level the fans expected from him. Although he goes down with many injuries, he is still paid a total of $28.7million per year, and the fans believe this money could have been used for Messi's contract extension.