The club and Pique have talking to do over these figures

The announcement of Gerard Pique's retirement also caught the club's chiefs by surprise. It was not, therefore, a decision agreed in advance, so one of the unknowns now is - what will happen to all the money that Barça owes him, added to what he should receive for the rest of this season and the whole of next season, because his contract was due to expire on June 30, 2024.

The figures on what Piqué earns have always been controversial, even made public. But the calculation of the amounts between what is owed to him from when the salary was deferred due to the pandemic and what would be left on the contract is hard.

If it is a unilateral decision, as is currently understood, it would also be assumed that Piqué forgives these amounts, as occurs when a coach decides to resign rather than being dismissed from his duties.

There is also the possibility that, once his goodbye has been announced, Gerard Piqué will contact the club and negotiate the conditions for his departure. In any case, it seems unlikely that he will receive all that is owed to him.