Lionel Messi has become the best-paid player in European football by agreeing a new four-year deal to extend his stay at Barcelona.

The Argentine's existing contract was set to expire in the summer of 2018 and whether at Camp Nou or elsewhere, it was never in doubt that he would land a major pay day.
Messi's new contract is reportedly worth close to £500,000 (€565,000) a week, making it the most lucrative deal ever agreed by a European club.

Before signing this deal he was estimated to be on around £336,000, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale approximately £30,000 a week better off having signed new deals more recently than the Barca star. If the new £500,000 figure is accurate, then, he is now way back out in front.
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