“I collect €25,000 in Murcia, I donate it and I lose money due to a political decision”

Pedro León is already within the closing stretch of his soccer profession. At 38 years previous, the participant is spending his final years lively in his house crew, Actual Murcia, with which he’s making an attempt to return to skilled soccer from the Primera RFEF.

The midfielder has an extended profession behind him, most of it additionally in First Division groups. Probably the most remembered is his time at Actual Madrid, the place he additionally skilled a public confrontation with Jose Mourinho, however many different groups seem in his profession.

SD Eibar, Actual Valladolid, Getafe CF, Levante UD… Now he has returned house to play for Murcia, and he has accomplished so regardless of his monetary pursuits. This was revealed in a chat with journalist Josep Pedrerol on his podcast ‘El Cafelito’.

“I am really enjoying for Actual Murcia, shedding cash. I used to be in Madrid and my thought was to remain right here and dwell in Madrid for a lot of causes. For my household, as a result of my daughters are from Madrid, as a result of my spouse likes Madrid… and since economically in Madrid the wealth tax is exempt,” confessed Pedro León.

Nevertheless, when altering the Autonomous Neighborhood, the footballer discovered himself with very totally different laws concerning the wealth tax, since within the Area of Murcia the gathering is far increased.

“Actual Murcia known as me to see if I might help on the sector, to go there to attempt to get promoted. I’m going, however I inform the supervisor that I perceive the difficulties of Actual Murcia however that that is taking place to me, that I do not wish to receives a commission, however I do not need it to value me cash,” he commented on the property tax.

The issue comes

Pedro León ended up enjoying once more for Actual Murcia within the 2022/2023 season and that was when he absolutely encountered his new actuality: “I’ll Murcia and naturally, the property tax is not exempt, I’ve to pay it yearly.”

“Within the first three years it’s true that Actual Murcia has taken cost, I’ve not acquired something within the first three years, however this final one does value me cash right here, as a result of I’ve to pay the property tax,” commented the footballer about his present monetary scenario.

“I’ll keep in Murcia, nevertheless it’s true that staying in Madrid has many benefits,” he concluded.

Cost the minimal

Then again, Pedro León made reference to the actual fact of not shedding cash since he returned to Actual Murcia incomes the minimal wage {that a} footballer can earn in Primera RFEF, the third class {of professional} soccer.

For this 2025/2026 season, the collective settlement states that the minimal annual wage for a footballer on this division quantities to as much as 25,000 euros. Cash that, based on the athlete himself, he donates to the membership’s youth academy.

“What I earn, which is the minimum, I donate to the youth team. I have been there for three years, and I am actually playing for Real Murcia losing money,” he stated.

The problem of non-payments

Pedro León also talked about other less happy times economically during his sports career. When he signed for Levante UD he found himself with non-payments at the Barça club, and that made him have to ask for help to be able to save his day to day life.

“It was very difficult. I left my house, I left the team of my life, I went there looking to play and I found that. My brother helped me financially – in reference to Luis León Sánchez, the cyclist – because I had not saved enough either since the rent in Valencia is high,” he commented on his experience.