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The Salary scandal- Is it worth it ?

 A recent leak from El Mundo claimed to have a photo of Lionel Messi's contract, which was allegedly worth 555 Million Euros. That is huge. 

First of all, let's get this out of the way, leaking a contract is not ethical. Whosoever did it should be ashamed. And of Messi at that ? Real or fake, this should be the last time this happens. 
Also, Messi has not received 555 million already. He has received 'only' around 300 million, which is way lesser than 555 million. 
Now, Is it worth it ? From Monetary standpoint, a kid would understand that it's not. However, Messi is the best player in football's long history and an undisputed club legend. Would I have paid this amount of money to keep Messi ? In 2017, yes. Right now ? No. Also, the bonuses were much lesser than what Barcelona made from the titles. Not to mention the 200 million euros worth of shirt sales with the name Messi on it. He has more than made up for it. Have you ever met a guy who wants to watch a Barcelona match just to watch Messi ? I have. A lot. There have been hundreds of thousands of ticket sales because Messi played in the matches. His net towards the club is, undoubtedly, positive. 
Was it super great economical judgement ? No. But that's not the reason club is facing debts. It's due to the players who haven't netted positive and are sitting on huge, huge contracts. It's always easy to blame the biggest member, but the truth, more often than not is a whole lot different. 
Let me know if this was a wise decision in your eyes in the comments. 

That's it then !
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