The Catalan club have a lot of work to do even with Messi, Griezmann etc gone

Confirmed: Barcelona's players are the best paid in the world.

The club's vice president, Eduard Romeu, revealed that the club's wage bill -- without Lionel Messi -- is around €560 million.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid's is €400m (30% less) and Bayern Munich's €300m.

The difference is as brutal as it is alarming, a huge hindrance and even more so when you consider that in three years Barça have only won one trophy.

Urgent action needs to be taken as Barça cut to the chase of getting back among Europe's best teams as soon as possible.