Lionel Messi is ready to sign for life at Barcelona with a deal that would give him the highest club wages of any footballer in Europe’s top leagues.
The player’s father, Jorge, has already opened negotiations with the Catalan club over extending his current contract, meaning he will stay at Barcelona until he is at least 31.
The deal is expected to be structured so that it increases yearly, rising to £12.5million a year net before bonuses. Messi, 25, signed his
last big contract in the 2009-10 season with then sporting director Txiki Begiristain and his vice-president Marc Ingla.
That contract is heavily incentivised with his pay, after bonuses, in any given season automatically becoming his basic pay for the following season.
President Sandro Rosell is keen to extend that deal by two years to ensure he stays at Barcelona before fulfilling his ambition of a swansong in Argentina before he retires.
The player’s net take-home pay before bonuses is estimated at £9m year, behind Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s £12m and Samuel Eto’o, who earns £16m at Anzhi Makhachkala.
Although his bonuses, as well as sponsorship, invariably take Messi past those players, the new deal could see his basic pay leave him clear of the field.
It would also see him pull away from Cristiano Ronaldo’s estimated £9m annual earnings before bonuses. That will annoy Ronaldo’s camp, who have been frustrated by Real Madrid’s failure to start talks over a new deal for the Portugal forward.
The Chelsea owner will offer the Colombia striker a five-year, £200,000-a-week contract but his dream of landing the world’s most wanted No 9 could be thwarted by Real Madrid.
A bid of €60m (£48.8m) will land the striker, who destroyed Chelsea in the European Super Cup in August, but Real president Florentino Perez is committed to meeting that asking price at the end of the season.
Just as Messi is beyond the reach of the Chelsea owner, Real’s determination not to miss out on Falcao – as they did Sergio Aguero – threatens the Russian’s chances of landing his latest top target.
That contract is heavily incentivised with his pay, after bonuses, in any given season automatically becoming his basic pay for the following season.
President Sandro Rosell is keen to extend that deal by two years to ensure he stays at Barcelona before fulfilling his ambition of a swansong in Argentina before he retires.
The player’s net take-home pay before bonuses is estimated at £9m year, behind Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s £12m and Samuel Eto’o, who earns £16m at Anzhi Makhachkala.
Although his bonuses, as well as sponsorship, invariably take Messi past those players, the new deal could see his basic pay leave him clear of the field.
It would also see him pull away from Cristiano Ronaldo’s estimated £9m annual earnings before bonuses. That will annoy Ronaldo’s camp, who have been frustrated by Real Madrid’s failure to start talks over a new deal for the Portugal forward.
The Chelsea owner will offer the Colombia striker a five-year, £200,000-a-week contract but his dream of landing the world’s most wanted No 9 could be thwarted by Real Madrid.
A bid of €60m (£48.8m) will land the striker, who destroyed Chelsea in the European Super Cup in August, but Real president Florentino Perez is committed to meeting that asking price at the end of the season.
Just as Messi is beyond the reach of the Chelsea owner, Real’s determination not to miss out on Falcao – as they did Sergio Aguero – threatens the Russian’s chances of landing his latest top target.
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