After leaving FC Barcelona, soccer star Lionel Messi signed with Paris St.-Germain. Now his salary leaked through.
The Argentine soccer star played in the Catalans’ dress for 21 years, but had his contract expired at the end of last season. Although both sides had agreed on a new deal with halved salaries, the club was unable to register the contract with the Spanish league due to the high debt burden of 1.35 billion euros.
Salary leaked
Messi was forced to leave Barcelona and signed on with the Paris St. Germain Sheik Ensemble. While the achievements of the six-time world footballer were still average in the first two games, his annual salary is absolute “premier class”.
The French “L’Equipe” now published the Argentine’s annual salary. And it becomes clear: Messi also outperforms buddy Neymar, the previous top earner of the Parisians.
According to this, Messi and Neymar, who recently extended his contract to 2025, should each earn 30 million euros per year net. The difference: Messi receives a loyalty bonus of ten million euros. In plain language: the Argentine will earn 40 million euros in the next season, while Neymar’s salary is expected to fall.
One million in cryptocurrency
Overall, Messi, who signed a two-year contract plus an option for another season, can collect 110 million euros in Paris. Compared to the 75 million euros that the soccer star last received from Barcelona, it was still a significant drop in salary.
The paper also published further details on the Argentine’s contract. According to this, Messi is said to have received no bonus money for the signature, but received one million euros of his annual salary in the crypto currency “PSG Fan Token”.
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