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Lionel Messi’s current contract worth $881m, according to Spanish newspaper – Wide World of Sports
Most expensive deal ever given to an athlete
Lionel Messi’s most recent contract with Barcelona is worth up to 555 million euros ($881 million) over four seasons, the El Mundo newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Spanish daily said it had access to the document Messi signed with the Catalan club in 2017, which included fixed incomes and variables that could reach nearly 138 million euros ($219 million) each season. The newspaper said it is the most expensive contract ever paid to an athlete.
Messi would have to pay about half of that amount in…
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