On January 26, the Daily Sports revealed the details of Pique's contract with Barca, with a total of about 28 million euros before taxes, a fixed salary of 16 million euros, including a loyalty award of 7.5 million euros, a performance bonus of 3.3 million euros and some compensation.
Previously, the reporter had revealed that Pique's pre-tax annual salary was 28 million euros, but Pique's payroll hit back. Each said that Pique's final contract with Bartomeu was indeed an annual salary of 28 million euros, and there was a bonus of 12 million euros after the contract expired. This was the agreement between Pique and Bartomeu when Barca negotiated a salary cut with the players. As Barca captain, Pique was the first Barca player to receive a pay cut at the time. However, this season Laporta has again asked Barca players to reduce their annual salaries or compensation for contract expiries.
Barca's financial report for the 2020-21 season also revealed that the club had a total of 42.9 million euros of compensation to pay for the maturity of the contract. The money will be paid to players who play until June 30, 2024, including Pique, Alba, Brycevette, Pjanic and Griezmann, but the exact amount each is confidential.