Messi Becomes The Highest Paid Footballer As He Signs £500k Per Week Barca Deal

Barcelona have broken the bank to keep talismanic forward Lionel Messi by announcing a new £500,000 per week contract renovation with a buy-out clause likely in the region of €300million (£264m).

The contract brings to an end months of nervousness among Barca faithful who had a hard time figuring out Messi’s next move ahead of his previous contract which expires in June 2018.

Following the new deal, Messi, who joined Barca as a 13-year-old, has now tied his future to the clubuntil 2021, with the option of an extra year, Daily Mailwrites.