The Spanish newspaper El Mundo published the details of Lionel Messi's contract with Barcelona, ​​and said that the player had cost the Catalan club more than 555 million euros.

The figures published by the Spanish newspaper showed that Messi's last contract with Barcelona in November 2017 granted the player 138 million euros annually.

Under the heading "A Pharaonic Contract Destroys Barcelona's Treasury", the newspaper confirmed that the contract supervised by former President Josep Maria Bartomeu stipulated that Messi would receive 115 million euros, as a "grant" in exchange for the renewal of his previous contract, in addition to a "loyalty grant" amounting to 78 million euros.

#Exclusiva 🔵 El contrato faraónico de Messi que arruina al Barça: 555.237.619 €

EL MUNDO desvela todos los detalles del vinculo firmado en 2017 entre el jugador y el FC Barcelona, ​​el mayor contrato de la historia del deporte #ContratoMessi https://t.co/VVpI0eoeXs

- EL MUNDO (@elmundoes) January 30, 2021

She explained that Messi received 92% of the incentives included in the contract, despite the decline in Barcelona's results in recent years and his departure from the Champions League competition.

Messi's current contract expires next summer, and he has not yet reached an agreement with the Catalan club regarding an extension, and he said in his last statement that he will wait until the end of the season before making a decision about his future.