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- Messi signed a two-year contract by PSG with a third option that would have given him an annual salary of $41 million-plus bonuses and a reported signing fee of $30 million.
Messi left FC Barcelona last week back financial regulations imposed by Spain’s La Liga made it financially impossible for the ailing club to fulfill their five-year contract.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Helaifi said the world was “shocked” by the financial income. The club has earned from the signing of world soccer superstar Lionel Messi. Messi signed a two-year lease with PSG with a third option that would have given him an annual salary of $41 million-plus bonuses. And a reported signing fee of $30 million.
The signing is expected to generate unexpected trading revenue through channels such as t-shirt sales. When Cristiano Ronaldo expressed for Italian giants Juventus in 2018, his shirt, worth over $60 million, was sold in just 24 hours.
At a press conference on Messi’s performance as a PSG player on Wednesday. Al-Khalifa suggested the club might eventually release more accurate figures behind the deal but added. That people would be “frankly surprised by the numbers we have. “
“Messi just hope doesn’t want a higher salary,” he joked.
Messi left FC Barcelona last week back financial regulations imposed by Spain’s La Liga made it financially impossible for the ailing club to fulfill their five-year contract. The 34-year-old Argentine burst into tears as he bid farewell to Barcelona on Monday. Told a news conference on Wednesday that the past week had been an “emotional roller coaster ride.”
Messi won the FIFA Player from the Year and European Golden Shoe awards for records on every continent.
He left Barcelona after two decades, including the Catalan club. Where he scored 672 goals in all competitions and won 34 trophies. They posted 150,000 shirts for sale on their website at 10 pm last night. Time in England, and they sold out in seven minutes, so there must be a way to commercialize and monetize Messi’s name. That will allow the club to fund his salary,” Maguire said.
Champions League Dream
Messi – considered to hold the greatest footballer of all time – will join PSG alongside his former Barcelona teammate. Brazilian superstar Neymar and 22-year-old French phenomenon Killian Mbape to form the big 3 Paris giants.
As well as getting the French Ligue 1 title. PSG is eyeing an elusive first-ever UEFA Champions League crown and lost to Manchester City in the semifinals last year. As a result, owner Qatar Sports Investment has invested heavily in building the first team in hopes of dominating European football.
“I’m looking forward to talking to the pitch, and my hopes of winning remain intact. That’s why I’m here,” Messi told a news conference. “I want to conquer the Champions League again, and I think I’m in the right place.”