El Mundo revealed Messi’s latest contract with Barcelona, which assured the Argentinian to take 511 million out of 555 million due to the weak sporting goals imposed by the club.
Lionel Messi raised more than € 511 million from his last contract with Barcelona thanks to the extension he signed with the Catalan team in 2017 and the weak sporting goals the club imposed to pay bonuses to the forward.
According to the Spanish newspaper The world, who has a copy of the 30-page contract, assured that the Argentinian’s salary can reach 555 million 237 thousand 619 euros (more than 673 million dollars).
The player’s salary is a problem for the Catalan club, which is facing a serious debt and financial crisis. For the renewal bonus alone, Messi received 115 million euros and 77 million more for loyalty.
The Spanish newspaper assured that Messi raised 92 percent of the total number of policyholders four years ago and that, said figure, is part of the economic problems the culé team is currently facing.
The document they revealed, which was made during the administration of Josep Maria Bartomeu, confirmed that the Rosario player’s salary is the highest in the history of the sport and that there are two basic bonuses, one of 115 million 225 thousand euros for extension and another of “loyalty” for 77 million 929 thousand 955 euros.
The salary figures of Messi, who himself could earn up to € 138 million per season, is much higher than figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, who earn around € 30 million a year.
If the Argentinian does not make it to the total of the mark, it will be because he will not have the incentives to reach the goals of competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, where Barcelona is lagging far behind in capturing another ‘Orejona’.
Despite everything, Messi will be able to leave the Catalan team on June 30, when this latest contract extension expires, leaving him with more than 500 million euros to date in just four years, which is a work and image concept.