Lionel Messi is now the highest-paid footballer in Europe,
after he penned a contract extension with Barcelona until 2021.
Details of his new deal, shows that the Argentina captain
will now earn £500,000-a-week after tax at the Nou Camp.
Messi was earning £350,000-a-week, but the club offered him
an increase of 37%, as they sought to tie the 30-year-old down.
The new agreement represents a huge pay rise, which takes
him above Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid player in Europe. Ronaldo
signed a new contract with Real Madrid in November 2016 and earns
£365,000-a-week terms.
Messi’s new contract also sees his release clause rising to
a massive £350million.
He been at Barcelona since he was 13 and finished last
season as La Liga’s top scorer with 37 goals in 34 games.
By Emmanuel Uzodinma
