Football fans around the world have argued for years as to who is the better footballer between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The two have stolen the spotlight over the last decade and are without doubt the two best footballers in recent history.
While the debate will continue as to who is the better footballer, there would no longer be a debate as to who is the highest paid footballer in the world. Lionel Messi would hold that record if he signs a 5 year deal with Manchester City for a whopping £623 million that makes him the richest paid footballer in the history of the game.
Messi has made it known that he was no longer interested at staying at F.C Barcelona, football clubs around the world were interested in signing the 33 year old. However, only very select football clubs are in a position to put down close to a billion dollars to secure his services.
Premier League club Manchester City are the favorite right from the get go and have worked out a potential deal to secure Messi for the next 5 years. His services come at a premium rate. Just to give you an idea of how much Messi will make, we put together this breakdown.
Messi would be paid £124.6 million each year for the next 5 years. This works out to a monthly pay package of £10.4 million per month or £2.4 million per week. If you break it down further, you will find that Messi is taking home £341,000 per day and is being paid £14,200 per hour.
Manchester City have worked out a deal where Messi would stay 3 years with the club before finishing up his remaining 2 years with City’s New York City FC side is one of the top teams in Major League Soccer (MLS). When his 5 year contract is finished, Messi will be 38 and will most likely retire.
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Lionel Messi hasn’t trained with Barcelona since expressing his desire to leave. Things have turned sour between Barcelona and Messi in recent times, prompting new manager Ronald Koeman to tell Barcelona executives it is better to let go off Messi quickly rather than to hold on to someone who does not want to stay.
Messi’s dad has flown private to Barcelona to complete final talks with Barcelona executives and pave the way for Messi to move on to Manchester City.
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