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After the scandal that has been unleashed, he knows the millionaire contract he has Lionel Messi has with him BarcelonaMedia like El Mundo have taken it upon themselves to compare What other athletes of international stature have contracts as high as the Blaugrana club forward?. However, no one reaches the Argentinian, although there are several who make millions for every match or fight, like boxers.
One of them is the contract Mike Nelson Trout, outfielder the Los Angeles Angels, who signed a contract for $ 430 million through 2030 on March 19, 2019. This was possible thanks to the money the Los Angeles team received from the Fox Sports network, which paid $ 5.1 billion for the MLB rights.
Mahomes, announced the most expensive contract
Added to this is the case Patrick Mahomes, quarterback de los Chiefs de Kansas City, who has a contract for $ 503 million for the next 10 years. The current NFL champion earns approximately $ 3.1 million per game. In this case, the investment would pay off as the player is installed in the Super Bowl LV and could win his second championship with the Chiefs in a row.
However, according to the Spanish media that revealed the document on Lionel Messi, the situation in Mahomes’ case is delicate because there is a $ 198 million salary cap in the NFL that makes this deal difficult and that It needs money from the television stations that buy the rights to liquidate these amounts.
The Spanish media recalls other cases, such as that of Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, who signed an 11-fight contract in 2018. Each of those battles would represent a profit of $ 33 million. However, the agreement with DZN could not be fulfilled due to the pandemic.
The fact is, you don’t have to worry.