In my personal opinion, that is way too much money for any athlete to make in just a span of 4 years. I mean Mahomes just signed a contract for almost half a billion but he’s supposed to make that sum over the course of 10 years, not 4. Huge difference!
Someone correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Messi fight with the club and demanded a contract of this much value? Apparently he refused previous offers for this last contract and demanded more?
Why does anyone need so much money to begin with? I hold him partially responsible for Barca’s troubles. For all his one club ambitions, it came at a huge price. Almost considered blackmail.
And I don’t believe he was worth this contract either. He’s not superhuman enough to have won them CLs during this contract and only managed 2 league titles. The club would’ve had a better chance of winning, a much much better chance, had they let him go and used the funds to build a new team for the next decade. Instead of being in shambles as they are now.
They make clubs like Arsenal look like a better type of downfall to suffer as a fan. At least the club isn’t almost bankrupt and not even able to pay players wages ffs.
I’d have imagined Barca might be bought out and have new owners but who in their right mind would even want to buy the club now? Also correct me if I’m wrong again but they’re half owned by their supporters which also makes that almost impossible too.
Edit: Going forward I’ll have a tough time looking at Messi and respect him. Behind that baby face, I see a cold money-driven athlete with little regard to this ‘one club’ ideology. All I see is just a pretentious human being with an innocent poker face.