On the last day of January 2021, the Spanish edition of El Mundo del Siglo XXI shocked the football world with the publication of an alleged agreement between Argentine striker Lionel Messi and Catalan Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich indicated financial information regarding this cooperation.

So, in addition to the fabulous salary of 555,237,619 euros (before taxes), which immediately became a reason for criticism from the public, against the background of problems with the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists noted a rather interesting point in the deal.

According to published data, Lionel Messi is guaranteed to receive a loyalty payment of 39 million euros at the end of the current agreement, regardless of whether he continues his relationship with Barcelona.. This clause will come into force in mid-July 2021 - two weeks after the last day of the football player's contract.

It is noteworthy that even in the event of a departure into the coming winter transfer window, the obligations to pay funds to the player from Barcelona would not be canceled..

Recall that Messi has already announced his intention to sue the publication that published the content of his contract, and the ex-President of Barcelona Josep Bartomeu said that he had nothing to do with " At the same time, the scandalous situation did not prevent the Argentinean from scoring his 650th goal for Blaugranas in the recent match against Athletic from Bilbao (2: 1).