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After his salary was revealed, in Spain Messi is accused of hypocrisy: "Huge player, dishonest man" - Walla! sport

2021-01-31T11:16:33.869Z


The publication of the flea's astronomical contract causes a split in Barcelona. The newspaper that revealed the details criticized, but there are those who advocate for it and claim: the interest behind the leak is clear, Messi could have earned 3 times as much and also: the lineup that could have been purchased with the same money, and how did Real and Florentino influence?


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After revealing his salary, Spain accuses Messi of hypocrisy: "Huge player, dishonest man"

The publication of the flea's astronomical contract causes a split in Barcelona.

The newspaper that revealed the details criticized, but there are those who advocate for it and claim: the interest behind the leak is clear, Messi could have earned 3 times as much and also: the lineup that could have been purchased with the same money, and how did Real and Florentino influence?

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The publication of Lionel Messi's unprecedented contract in Barcelona excites Spain.

This morning (Sunday) the newspaper "El Mundo" revealed documents leaked to him from Barcelona, ​​in which the real (and amazing) numbers behind the flea's salary are revealed.

It turns out that the Argentine star signed in 2017 the highest contract in the history of sports, under which he is expected to earn over half a billion euros by June this year.



Messi's annual salary is € 138 million gross and € 75 million net - far above what has been reported in the past regarding his salary, and well above any other footballer in the world (Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, earns Juventus around € 30 million net per season).

This week, Messi sweeps no less than 2.5 million euros.



The publication provoked angry reactions in Barcelona and Spain.

El Mundo continued to send arrows this morning at Messi, and in an editorial they wrote: "How good it could have been if, alongside his marvelous abilities as a footballer, Leo Messi had shown a little decency. He is certainly a huge player, but he is probably a dishonest man."

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The message about Messi (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)

Messi's Twitter account posted quotes from the past proving his hypocrisy, so to speak.

"Money allows me to live a better life, but that's not what motivates me," Messi said in the past.

"I was born to play football and not to enjoy the money that can be made from it. In addition, I play for my teammates and not for my numbers"



but alongside criticisms of greed on the part of Messi, there were also those who defended Messi and tried to prevent the overthrow.

Spain recalled quotes previously made by Messi's agent who claimed "he could have earned 3 times and 4 times in other teams. We have received crazy offers over the years, but Leo has remained loyal to Barcelona".



Journalist Giam Blaga (BBC) claims that "Barcelona is not on the verge of bankruptcy because of Messi's salary, but because its management has been shocking over the years".

Indeed, Barça has in recent years made costly and glittering acquisitions in large sums, many of which have not justified themselves.

For example, € 122 million was paid for Osman Dembele, € 120 million for Antoine Griezmann, € 150 million for Filipe Coutinho and a host of other signings that did not meet expectations.

In total, since Neymar left Barcelona "spent" 767 million euros on procurement, which certainly deepened the budget hole.



Former club player Hristo Stoichkov also showed up to defend Messi and told the Catalan media: "Do you really think Messi is playing for the money? He is playing to win titles. He is a born winner. Once the results do not come, he is not happy. And when he is not happy, "I suffer. Everything Leo did for Barcelona, ​​he did out of love."

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In Barcelona there are already those who wonder: maybe he is actually a greedy person?

Messi (Photo: Reuters)

Spain are convinced that behind the data leak is a clear interest of the club.

"The publicity is meant to boil down Messi and his camp and undermine the club's stability ahead of the March elections," the Catalan "Sport" noted.



It also turns out that the unprecedented contract given to Messi at the time was, among other things, a counter-reaction to the alleged attempt of sworn rival Real Madrid to sign him in 2013.

According to Football Leaks documents, the lawyer who represented Messi at the time held informal talks with Real Madrid representatives in June 2013. In an email sent to Jorge Messi, Leo's father and official agent, the lawyer stated that Real wanted to implement Messi's exit clause from Barcelona in exchange 250 million euros, and transfer it to the Santiago Bernabeu.



The unprecedented sums that Barça agreed to pay Messi in his next contract in 2017, therefore also stemmed from a fear of being shared with Real Madrid.

The fear even caused a slight delay in the signing of the contract in question, because Barcelona insisted on setting Messi's release clause at 700 million euros instead of demanding that the Messi camp settle for 300 million euros "only".

Barcelona could have easily acquired him if they had set aside some of Messi's contract.

Arling Holland (Photo: GettyImages, Alex Gottschalk / DeFodi Images)

In "Marca" they checked: the team that Barcelona could have bought with the same money

One of the questions that arises from the disclosure of Messi's contract is whether the investment paid off, and whether the money could have been used more wisely.

The Marca tried to answer this question, compiling a list of 11 players in all the positions Barcelona could have acquired in the last four years, in the amount invested in the Flea's contract.

To conduct the test, the Spaniards used the market assessment of each player on the Transfermarkt website.

The composition in question, according to "Marca" (Photo: screenshot, from "Marca")

Between the beams, they put Ederson (40 million euros) in "Marca".

Joao Cansello (40 million), Leonardo Bonucci (35) and Ashraf Hakimi (40) were placed on defense.

Donny van de Bike (39), Bruno Fernandez (55) and Kai Haberz (80 million) were selected in the link.

The attack included Fran Torres (23 million), Joao Felix (120 million) and for dessert, Arling Holland (acquired for just € 20 million by Dortmund).

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