Lionel Messi just under three hours to earn the average UK yearly wage, thanks to his eye-watering salary at PSG.According to research from Betsperts, the average UK yearly salary for 2021 was £38,131.
And research from the betting company has revealed it would take the Argentine superstar just 2hours and 34minutes to reach that number, thanks to his eye-watering contract.Messi is the highest-earning athlete on the planet, and he takes home a staggering £97.5million every year in the French capital.
That massive salary equates to £267,123 every day, or an even more impressive £185 every minute.The 34-year-old moved to Paris last summer after Barcelona could no longer afford to keep their prodigal son on their books.Messi was left a free agent after "financial and structural obstacles" meant Barcelona could not re-sign the Argentine.
In a press conference when he announced he would be leaving Barcelona, Messi revealed he "did everything" to remain, including taking a 50 per cent pay cut. What do you think of Messi's mega-contract?
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