Forward of the Spanish "Barcelona" Lionel Messi became the highest-paid football player of the planet.

According to the authoritative edition of Marca, from now on, the Argentinian will earn 30 million euros per year in his team. Another 13 million Messi will receive in the form of a variety of bonuses.

Recall that more recently, Messi signed his new contract with "blaugranas". It should be noted that the new agreement will remain in force until 2021. Interestingly, the fact that for the extension of the contract, Messi received from the leadership of the Catalans an additional 50 million euros.

Thus, from now on it is Messi who earns the most in football. Previously this palm tree belonged to another Argentinean Carlos Tevez, who represents the Chinese club "Shanghai Shenhua" - according to the contract, he earned 38 million euros per year.