The best contracts in sport fall short of what the Arabs offered Messi

Leo Messi is the golden dream of Saudi Arabia. Hours after the Messi-PSG divorce was taken for granted in Paris, Saudi club Al Hilal’s offer to the 35-year-old Argentine star, 400 million euros per year, roughly double what he receives by Cristiano Ronaldo in that League. Although in recent days Barça has acknowledged its interest in trying to play Messi by appealing to other motivations involving sports and emotional factors but not economic ones, the Arab capital is ready to leave all known contracts in the world of football small. sports.

KYLIAN MBAPPE

630 million in 3 years

Kylian Mbappé surprisingly extended his contract with PSG from 2022 to 2025, when everyone gave his transfer to Real Madrid. The French striker signed the biggest contract in the history of the sport, earning a gross of €630 million over three seasons.

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PATRICK MAHOMES

500 million in 10 years

The quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to the 2020 Super Bowl, signed the same year’s largest contract in NFL history, allocating more than 500 million dollars over the next 10 years.

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER

450 million

Floyd Mayweather is the best ‘work’ contract ever known. Known as ‘Money’, the boxer signed a deal for six fights worth 450 million dollars. His fight with Manny Pacquiao in 2015 is still remembered in the media. Mayweather had his last professional fight in 2017. He later did exhibition matches, such as against youtuber Jake Paul, where he received 10 million dollars up front and 50% of the pay-per-view sales.

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mike trout

430 million dollars over 12 years

Baseball is also generous. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels signed the largest contract in baseball history in 2019, giving him $430 million over 12 years. No wonder he launches himself like this to catch balls.

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SAUL CANELO

365 million in 11 matches

Mexican boxer Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez signed in 2018 to star in 11 fights in exchange for 365 million euros. In 2020, however, Canelo resigned from the contract.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has signed for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr after terminating his Manchester United contract midway through the World Cup. The Portuguese striker signed until June 2025 for more than 200 million euros per season.

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STEPHEN CURRY

Stephen Curry, shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, is the highest paid basketball player in the NBA. The completed triple shooter receives a total of 48,070,014 million dollars for each season. All that money is small for a man who already has four championship rings

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KEVIN DE BRUYNE

23.3 million per year until 2025

Much has been said about the economic power of the Premier League, but its footballers, who are generally very well paid, are not the ones who receive the most individually, compared to PSG, for example. After the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the highest paid player in the English League this season is Kevin de Bruyne, a 31-year-old Belgian midfielder who earns 23.3 million euros per season. He has a contract until 2025.

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EDEN HAZARD

24 million annually until 2024

Eden Hazard is currently the highest paid footballer in LaLiga. The 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder, who barely intervened in eight official matches this season, pocketed 24 million euros per year as a token.

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DUSAN VLAHOVIC

12 million per campaign until 2026

Dusan Vlaohvic, a 23-year-old Serbian striker for Juventus, is the highest paid footballer in the Italian Serie A with an annual tab of almost 13 million euros per season. He has a contract with the Turin club until 2026.