El Mundo
reveals this Sunday in great detail the figures of Lionel Messi's contract described as "pharaonic" in 2017 with FC Barcelona when the n ° 10 extended his engagement by four seasons.
A contract extension that would have allowed the Argentine to touch 555,237,619 euros in total, or about 138 million euros per season.
The agreement provided for a renewal premium of 115 million euros and another of "loyalty" of 78 million euros.
This contract is qualified by
El Mundo
like the biggest in the history of sport at a time when the Catalan club is going through a serious financial crisis.
On January 12, the daily La Vanguardia assured that the Spanish club had accumulated nearly a billion in debts and had to repay 420 million before the end of 2021.
#Exclusiva El Contrato Faraónico de Messi que arruina al Barça: 555.237.619 €
EL MUNDO desvela todos los detalles del vínculo firmado in 2017 between el jugador y el FC Barcelona, el mayor Contrato de la historia del deporte #ContratoMessihttps: // t. co / VVpI0eoeXs
- EL MUNDO (@elmundoes) January 30, 2021
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