A Breakdown of Lionel Messi’s R600 Million Annual Contract At PSG!

A Breakdown of Lionel Messi‘s R600 Million Annual Contract At PSG! The Argentine has officially joined the French giants on a two-year deal.

Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint Germain will see him earn 35M Euros per year. This equates to over R600M per year.

According to Forbes, Messi will be earning 75M dollars. This will see him remain in the top three of the highest paid footballers in the world.

He stays alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar in the top three.

“The 34-year-old star, widely considered soccer’s best active player, appears to be joining Paris Saint-Germain, where he will earn an estimated $75 million in salary annually, multiple people familiar with the deal tell Forbes.” An article reads. 

“In addition, he will earn a bonus and a cut of player rights, including jersey sales.

“That could be significant money: When Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Italy’s Juventus in 2018, for example, the club sold $61 million worth of his jerseys in 24 hours.

“Messi could fuel a similar rush that could be monetized in places as far-flung as soccer-crazed Los Angeles, where PSG opened a team store in May.

“Messi has compiled more than $1.2 billion in career earnings before taxes and agent fees, according to Forbes estimates, having earned $875 million on the pitch and $375 million in endorsements.

“He was the highest-paid soccer player in the world this year at $130 million (made up of $97 million in salary and $33 million in endorsements from partners Adidas, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Gatorade, among others).

“And that figure could have been even higher: Forbes estimates that Messi lost between $25 million and $75 million of salary and bonuses to pandemic-related pay cuts over the last two seasons.”

PSG has already sold out all their #30 Messi shirts on their online store. A Breakdown of Lionel Messi’s R600 Million Annual Contract At PSG!