Lionel Messi has finally agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract after leaving his boyhood club, Barcelona.
According to The Athletic the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will earn a whopping annual salary of €25m (£21.5m) after paying tax, with the deal ending in the year 2023 but with the option of a one-year extension at the same rate. He will earn £500,000-per-week
Messi was set to extend his 21-year stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal this summer. But the Spanish club announced last Thursday that “financial and structural obstacles” meant the deal could not be completed, meaning Messi left as a free agent.
