QUIQUE SETIEN is suing Barcelona for breach of contract, in accordance with stories in Spain.
The Spaniard was sacked by the LaLiga giants in August after the membership’s 8-2 Champions League humiliation by the hands of Bayern Munich.
Quique Setien is reportedly suing Barcelona for breach of contractCredit score: EPA
Setien was swiftly changed by former Southampton supervisor Ronald Koeman.
However now Setien is suing Barcelona for failing to compensate him for his sacking, in accordance with Spanish outlet Marca.
Setien even revealed Barcelona had nonetheless not formally advised him he has been sacked, over three months later.
The Spaniard advised COPE: “Barca has not compensated me, nor has it provided me something.
“They haven’t even known as me to inform me that I’m sacked.”
Setien’s teaching crew – Eder Sarabia, Fran Soto and Jon Pascua – all reached payout agreements with Barcelona.
The trio had been on the membership’s books till November – with Barcelona trying to utilise their expertise in one other function.
However after they failed to seek out new positions for them, they reached termination agreements with all three.
Setien lasted simply seven months as Barcelona boss earlier than being sackedCredit score: AFP or licensors
Barcelona have endured a rocky 12 months financially after being hit onerous by the coronavirus pandemic.
The membership was not too long ago hit with a wage cap of £342million, having beforehand been allowed to spend as much as £601.5m – a drop of 43 per cent.
They have been additionally compelled to save lots of £170m in wages – however have been locked in a stand-off with all however 4 of their gamers.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Frenkie De Jong and Clement Lenglet all signed new offers final month – agreeing to momentary pay reductions as a part of the contract.
After months of negotiations, the remainder of the Barcelona squad – as well as Koeman and his team – agreed to slash their salaries.
The pay-cuts allowed Barcelona to save lots of a whopping £110m.
On prime of that monster saving, the membership confirmed they’ve deferred a further £45m in variable funds over a three-year interval.
