Barcelona financial chief Javier Faus admits they risk losing their stars to Premier League and Bundesliga clubs.

Faus says Barca are vulnerable to raids from big English and German teams due to wage rises.

"We can no longer pay the most in terms of wages," he told Handelsblatt. "That's now Chelsea and PSG.

"You have to understand that players (in Spain) always compare their net pay to those of the Premier League or the Bundesliga, who have pushed costs up dramatically.

"It will be a challenge but we want to avoid letting Messi, Neymar or Suarez go. But if a club has the potential to take them away because of their chequebook, then they will go.

"The players have a very short career and are entitled to charge what other clubs can pay for their services."