According to reports, Lionel Messi will earn close to £500,000-a-week at PSG after leaving Barcelona earlier this summer. The Catalan giants offered him a contract worth £59m-per-year, but they could not comply with La Liga's newly introduced salary cap, due to which Messi sealed an unexpected move to PSG.
Messi's initial contract with PSG is set to be worth close to £25 million a season, which is considerably less than the deal he had agreed in principle with Barcelona. However, reports suggest his wages will increase based on a few performance-related clauses in his contract that are expected to be triggered over the course of the season.
PSG completed one of the most iconic transfers in football history earlier this month and are undoubtedly the strongest side in Europe as things stand. Messi's addition makes them favorites for the UEFA Champions League, as they prepare to get their hands on the trophy for the first time in their history.
Messi to PSG happened due to the shocking state of Barcelona's finances, says Laporta
After his unceremonious Barcelona exit, Joan Laporta indicated that the Catalan giants did everything within their powers to keep Messi at the club.
"The club is above everything – even above the best player in the world. I said we’d do everything possible to keep Messi at Barça within the economic situation of club."
"We reached agreement but couldn’t formalize it, because of the club’s economic situation, which means we can’t register the player due to salary limits. I don’t want to go on and on about the situation we inherited, and the awful decisions that were made in the past. We have gone from bad to worse."
Messi's move to PSG has been the talk of the town, but the Argentine is yet to make his debut for the Parisian giants. Mauricio Pochettino and co take on Reims away from home in Ligue 1 this week and it will be interesting to see if the legendary Argentine finally takes to the field for his new team.
FALANBUMA
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Imagine what will happen if psg pair Messi and Neymar up with this guy😂😂😂
satyaballa
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Brightberry
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
Brightberry
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Let see what will happen at the end. 🤒🤧
Desmondeyum
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When Qatar bought PSG in 2011, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi said this: . "We don't want to buy Messi, we want to train the new Messi. Finding the new Messi is one of my dreams." . 10 years later, he understood that Leo Messi was unique and there will never be a 'new Messi'.
tony451
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Can you guess these footballers?
pulkit_10
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ronaldo fans saying messi joined PSG because of money what they don't know is no one wants ronaldo because of money[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
jinti14barca
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Official - brightberry uses auto like 😂😂😂😂
Teddymiles
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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Shut up 🤫 clown 🤡, Ronaldo also join Juventus because of Money, because Perez was not ready to offer him more salary long contract
DenisTchetgen
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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Messi offered to reduce his wages by max limit 50% so he could stay at Barca but it failed due to Barca's poor financial state If he wanted money he would have moved to city long time ago when they offered more than what barca was paying him Meanwhile your GOAT can't find a club and he's being valued at £25m 🤣🤣🤣 He's staying at Juve and he will be knocked out again in Round of 16, This time it will be Sporting Lisbon [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
MAMARIAD
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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Messi agreed for 50% paycut with barca before he joined psg..what’s your point here ?
demadekl
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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Messi joined psg who are paying less than what Barcelona used to pay him...u guys literally make zero sense...pls just die...u are way too toxic
Teddymiles
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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Like ur own comment to Make it hot 🥵 clown 🤡 shitberry
Advik_10
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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only if u knew how to read shitberry clown
hesbeikln
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then why Messi didn't stay at Barcelona without taking any salary or take 1$ a week. in that way he can stay at Barcelona and there'll be no financial foul for Barcelona.He could do that but he didn't. So shüt the f up.
Your hatred for Lionel is out of this world. Would you as a family man with lots of dependants work for free? So Messi doesn't have bills to pay right? I marvel most times whenever I read some comments from lots of hypocrites like you. Can you work for free. Most of you people wouldn't agree to your salaries been reduced by ordinary 1%, and you guys will come hear and still complain about someone that sacrificed a whole 50%. Search your heart. Do away with your hatred for him. Whether you like it or not, he remains the World Best and he will remain so for long. 6 Balon D'ors! Can anyone beat that? GOAT FOR A REASON!
Immanuel7
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you are saying he should play for free right? well let me tell you la liga won't allow him to play for barca even if he wants to play for them for free because of the rule they set Messi while with barca their wage bill was up to 110% and him leaving makes it 90% and la liga wants 70% of wage reduction since barca are finding it hard to sell players and reduce their wage bill
don't waste your time with such nonsense people.. if you argue with them they make you nonsense too
babdlmnpru
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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cr7 came to Juventus because of money, or isn't he earning more now, and even considering leaving because psg will pay him higher...
Darkestknight
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then why Messi didn't stay at Barcelona without taking any salary or take 1$ a week. in that way he could stay at Barcelona and there'll no financial foul for Barcelona. he could do that but he didn't. So shüt the f up.
you are saying he should play for free right? well let me tell you la liga won't allow him to play for barca even if he wants to play for them for free because of the rule they set Messi while with barca their wage bill was up to 110% and him leaving makes it 90% and la liga wants 70% of wage reduction since barca are finding it hard to sell players and reduce their wage bill
leetogary09
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Barcelona fans say Neymar join PSG because of money: Messi also joins PSG because of money. 🤷♂️
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you dumb as fck 😂 mfs like you who r fatheless