How much did Messi earn the last time he wore the shirt number 30

It was October 2000 and Jorge Messi issued an ultimatum: either Barça would hire his son or return to Argentina. There were doubts about him and even a meeting where his case was discussed. Lionel Messi was still 12 years old, and Jorge, his father, issued an ultimatum: either his son's employment relationship with Barcelona was formalized or they would return to Argentina. Today, two decades later, he is one of the most important and money-earning athletes in history.

And it could be said that the story began there. Lionel Messi signed his first contract with Barcelona on December 14, 2000, although this was a symbolic agreement whereby the player would receive 600 euros per month and the club promised to pay for his hormonal treatment, which lasted for almost three years, in which he went from his 143 centimeters with which he had arrived at the club to his current 169 centimeters.

That agreement also included a job in the lower ranks for Jorge Messi, who in his work as a worker in a metallurgical company earned 1600 dollars per month, of which 900 it cost him the treatment of his talented son. In June 2005, when he was 18 years old, La Pulga signed his first professional relationship, with a salary of 3 million euros per season and a termination clause of 150 million euros.

The truth is that that was the figure he charged the last time he wore the number 30 on his back, precisely when he was taking his first steps as a professional footballer for Barcelona. The values have been increasing by leaps and bounds, until today, which multiplies the aforementioned figures by 12. Consequently, Lionel Messi will pocket a total of 35 million euros per year, for rendering his services at Paris Saint Germain.