Which was the loudest transfer news: Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

The world of football experienced in a short time two shocks at the informative level. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the most global faces in soccer, changed shirts in a passing market that paints to be remembered for long. Beyond the millions, the contracts, or all the numbers that were at stake, both transfers modify the map of world competitions.

The transfer of Messi shocked the world of football doubly. First, because for months it was taken for granted that he would sign the renewal with Barcelona, what seemed to be an assured continuity, was a controversial goodbye, because the agreement was not fulfilled and then his departure was abruptly announced. And second, for the speed with which he ended up closing his future at Paris Saint Germain.

While around Cristiano they had been generating certain speculations regarding continuity at Juventus, beyond the fact that he had one year left on his contract. However, few would have bet to see him in these hours with the Manchester United shirt.

Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who makes the most money at your new club?

Lionel Messi signed a contract for two years, for a millionaire figure of more than 200 million euros, which are for the annual salary and the tab, since it was cheap for PSG Leo, who arrived with the pass in his possession because he was released on June 30.

For its part, the English team paid a fixed 15 million euros for Cristiano Ronaldo, a sum that could be increased by an additional eight million if different sporting objectives are met. But even more striking is that those 15 million euros are to be paid in five years. His salary, meanwhile, is 25 million pounds a year, which represents just over 34 million dollars every 12 months.

Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: How did their transfers impact on social media?

The significance of the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United exploded on social networks. The Portuguese returned to Old Trafford after 12 years and the Premier League became the best league in the world. But as expected, Ronaldo's arrival at United overshadowed Messi at PSG.

The announcement of Ronaldo's arrival at Manchester United crushed Lionel Messi's at PSG in just 40 minutes. The publication of the arrival of Messi to Paris had 867 thousand likes and 257 thousand retweets, at the time of making the return of Cristiano Ronaldo public, while the announcement of United in just 40 minutes reached 548 thousand retweets and 920 thousand likes.