18 september 2021 – Paris Saint-Germain made Lionel Messi the highest paid player in Ligue 1 this summer The team knows exactly how much the 34-year-old attacker will earn in the coming years and keep under the line if he serves his contract until mid-2024.
PSG signed Messi for two years this summer with an option for an extra season. Although FC Barcelona did not have to pay a transfer fee, attracting the six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or was a costly project. Messi earns thirty million euros annually in Paris, plus one million euros in crypto.
But it doesn’t stop there. Messi has not received any signing money, but will receive a bonus if he decides to remain loyal to PSG. If the Argentinian will also wear the shirt of the French superpower next season, he will receive a loyalty bonus of ten million euros. There will be another ten million euros if he can also be admired in the Parc des Princes in the 2023/24 season.
After taxes, Messi will earn at least 110 million euros in three years. An XXL salary, that’s what the French sports newspaper calls it. Currently, the Argentine shares the title of highest-earning player of PSG with his buddy Neymar. The other star striker, Kylian Mbappe, also touches a princely salary, but earns a lot less than Messi and Neymar: twelve million euros annually.
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