A Full Breakdown Of Lionel Messi's 'Leaked' Barcelona Contract Labelled The Biggest In Sports History

We knew Lionel Messi was earning a serious amount of cash at Barcelona - the club he has played for his entire career - but we didn't realise he was getting paid this much.

A copy of the 33-year-old's enormous contract at the Catalan club has been obtained by Spanish publication El Mundo, who claim the six-time Ballon d'Or winner earns a maximum of €555,237,619 [£491,732,285.73] over four seasons if a series of conditions are met.

On top of that, Messi's four-year deal at the Camp Nou included a signing-on bonus of €115,225,000 [£102,046,134.28] for accepting the initial renewal, and a massive loyalty bonus of €77,929,955 [£69,016,712.10].

That means with just five months left on the deal agreed between club and player in November 2017, the player has already earned €511,540,545 [£453,033,066.98] - although he would have had to pay around half of that amount in taxes.

If you breakdown those numbers, the Argentine forward rakes in a reported €138,000,000 [£122,216,242.40] per season and, if those numbers are indeed correct, it would confirm Messi is in possession of the biggest deal in sports history.

We told you it was a serious amount of cash.

Messi's contract leak at the Camp Nou has certainly got people talking on social media.

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