The difference between what Messi would earn in the Libertadores and Cristiano in the Champions League

The departure of Lionel Messi to the United States and Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia threatened the most important competitions on each continent and the leaders of both CONMEBOL and UEFA are considering taking revolutionary measures to continue having the two greatest exponents in their tournaments.

On the one hand, Calcio Finanza reported that the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) began talks with UEFA for a team from the Saudi league to be part of the Champions League in 2025. As if that were not enough, hours later, the Argentine journalist Hugo Balassone assured that Claudio Tapia (president of the AFA) invited Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to the next edition of the Copa Libertadores at the request of CONMEBOL.

Both ideas are very fresh and it does not seem that they are so easy to carry out due to logistical reasons, but it is not ruled out that they will materialize due to the great financial support that both the Florida franchise and the invited Saudi team would have, read the Al- Nassr of CR7. Now, how much could Messi and Ronaldo earn if they participate in the aforementioned competitions?

The difference in prizes between the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League

The CONMEBOL tournament had a significant increase for the 2023 edition and the maximum prize that a team would take, in case they win all the matches from the group stage, would be 28 million dollars, that is without counting the amount that he would make sure to play the Cup Winners' Cup. La Orejona, on the other hand, offers a much higher remuneration: 85 million euros for the champion making a perfect tournament. In this way, taking into account that each squad is made up of 23 footballers and in a hypothetical total division of the prize among the players, Lionel would take an extra 1.2 million, while Cristiano would bag 3.7 kilos.