The incredible difference between how much it cost FC Barcelona a goal from Lionel Messi and one for Santos by Pele

Lionel Messi has been the best player from the last years with no doubts, arriving to the statues of a legend and compared to top idols, such as Diego Armando Maradona or Pele. The Argentinian has conquered many achievements that prove he is one of the best soccer players ever and this Saturday he gained a new one.

Against Valencia C.F. on LaLiga, Messi scored and equalized the all-time record that Pele had for scoring more goals for a single club ever. The Brazilian made 643 when playing for Santos, while the Argentinian reached that mark now and is set to overcame it during the start of 2021.

Even though Messi tried to leave during the past transfer window, he finally stayed and that make possible for him to equalize the record from Pele. Messi needed 748 matches, while his competitor scored them in 757, a prof that the average indicates that the Argentinian did it better (0.86 vs. 0.84).

But the big difference between these two stars is what it cost to FC Barcelona and Santos that incredible amount of goals. As Pele played in another times, he didn’t gain the money that nowadays soccer players have and the Brazilian side formed him, so they paid no money to have him, despite the contract that was not as high as the ones of nowadays. Barça did pay a fortune, not for signing Messi, as they formed him as well, but yes making him the best paid player year after year.