Lionel Messi’s mouth-watering contract was leaked yesterday by Spanish publication El Mundo and the Argentine footballing legend is already preparing a lawsuit against the newspaper according to RAC1.
El Mundo published the contract last night and all of its’ possible variables which amounts to a staggering €555,237,619. According to El Mundo’s report over €511,540,545 has already been paid to Lionel as he nears the end of his current contract in Barcelona.
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Messi emprendrà accions legals contra el diari EL MUNDO. El seu advocat prepara una querella contra el diari i s’està estudiant com involucrar les persones del club amb accés al seu contracte. Més informació al #PrimerToc
— El Barça juga a RAC1 (@FCBRAC1) January 31, 2021
Messi is also preparing to investigate who at the club had access to his contract and who would be able to leak it as the contract itself had a confidentiality clause inside it.
The club has already come out and categorically denied Messi’s possibly claims that the leak came from inside the club and Barcelona will also be filing for legal action against El Mundo.
Barça statement adds: "The club expresses its absolute support for Messi, especially in the face of any attempt to discredit his image, and to damage his relationship with the entity where he has worked to become the best player in the world and in football history."
— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) January 31, 2021
It is very suspicious for this document to be leaked at a time where Barcelona are in such a dire financial situation.
There are many possible people who could have leaked or El Mundo could have even possibly stolen the information.
What do you think happened?