The document that El Mundo had access to indicates the bonuses the attacker received for achieving certain goals, as well as the bonuses he lost for not winning titles.
Lionel Messi raised more than 511 million euros (about 620 million dollars) in four years for the last contract extension he signed with Barcelona in 2017; Nevertheless, The Argentinian left millionaire bonds on the road because he failed to meet certain targets, exceeding 15 million euros (18 million dollars).
According to the Spanish newspaper The world, who has a copy of the Argentinian’s last contract with the Catalan club, Barca’s ’10’ stopped receiving any income failure to meet goals such as winning the Champions League final in the last three years, losing to LaLiga in the 2019-2020 campaign or even letting go of individual accolades such as best prize.
The highest premium Messi lost in his employment contract was 3,548,644 euros, which he did not receive three times for not winning the UEFA Champions League final. From the seasons 2017-18 to 2019-20, years in which Barcelona did not hit the ears, the South American lost more than 10 million euros.
In that spirit, the comebacks of Rome, Liverpool at Anfield and the victory of Bayern Munich totaled 4 million 258 thousand 383 euros. In addition, for letting go of LaLiga from 2019-20, the same one that Real Madrid took from them, the Rosario did not charge 2 million 365 thousand 766 euros.
But the collective inconsistency of Barcelona led Messi not to shine that much, and by losing the best prize twice, one in 2017/18 and another in 2019/20, they cost him just over £ 1m in premiums.
Meanwhile, thanks to his image contract, the player suffered a further 2 million euros in losses for not raising the UEFA Champions League and just over a million euros for not winning LaLiga, Copa del Rey or The Best award.
El Mundo also released certain clauses through which Messi insured his income. Even political motives in Spain, such as Catalonia’s independence, or getting international sanctions for poor performance with Argentina, didn’t touch a single cent of the attacker’s money.
“There will be no contractual suspension whatsoever” if Messi was suspended by FIFA from playing in a league. “Barcelona is committed to respecting them,” this to the image contracts with sponsors competing with the club, who had to match the club officials’ offers to replace them.
“If Catalonia becomes independent, Messi will be able to part with his contract ‘without any rights or compensation for the club,” the Iberian newspaper wrote.
Messi, for example, will not be able to complete the 555 million 237 thousand 619 euros in four years; however, it already has a little over EUR 511 million on the stock exchange.