Messi turns down €30 million salary from Russian club

Published time: December 27, 2012 12:00
Edited time: December 27, 2012 16:00
Barcelona player, Lionel Messi (RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov)

The world’s top footballer Lionel Messi, has turned down a super-rich offer from Russia and decided to prolong his deal with Barcelona.

­El Mundo Deportivo paper reports that an unnamed Russian Premier League side offered Messi a three-year deal with a record annual salary of €30 million.

If the deal was struck Barcelona were to receive €250 million for the Argentine’s transfer.

Messi’s father, Jorge, who’s also his agent, said his son rejected the proposal because of the Russian club’s vague prospects of participation in major international competitions as well as weather and the language barrier.

On December 18, it was announced that Barcelona has prolonged the contract with their biggest star until 2018.

There are only two Russian clubs capable of making such a generous offer for Lionel Messi.

They are Zenit Saint Petersburg, who spent nearly €100 million on Hulk and Axel Witsel this September, and Anzhi Makhachkala, who are paying Samuel Eto’o football’s biggest salary of €20 million.

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Krasnodar4 30.12.2012 02:58

Peter, Multicultura lism is a failure and a country cant exist being multicultural, it ends up being divided. Look at history and see which country exists today and prospers with multiculturali sm being a major part of its history. The country ends up either expelling the foreigners or exterminating them through genocide. Yugoslavia is a good example. Russia is an old country, it has endured alot in its history and has been very multicultural for a long time, longer than most people can remember and would know very well if multiculturalism  was beneficial o r not to society. So these feeling of unacceptance are ingrained in the blood or Russians but some resist this natural instinct because the western influence is strong. There are obvious reasons to why multiculturalis m doesn't work and would take a long time to explain, ill leave that for next time.

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plumbluke (unregistered) 28.12.2012 17:04

peter, you talk cr''p,  i wound even bet your not a black african at all.. you filthy fake jew.. the thing is people have wised up to liars 

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peter (unregistered) 28.12.2012 10:52

Russia Has A big problem!!! I read about Russia everyday because I love Russia. I am an African, Black over 25. I know every region of Russia, know the history of this country like the letters of my NAME and I can tell you that Russia has not seen the future yet.The future is not going to be cool to the current Russia and that makes me sad. Unless Russia realize that she needs to embrace the whole world, she will crumble.The USA WILL continue to rule because she opened her arms to the world and every soul is represented in her lands. Russia on the other hand is likely to fall to the very people she hates.Open your eyes before it is too late. I hope I am not around to see the disintegration of Russia. Russia has the potential to be a great country again but she does not know how to play the empire game anymore!!!!RUSSIA IS SLOW! The empire from the WEST is supported be WISER minds, FAST brains, MODERN people, CREATIVE sons and daughters. BLACK/WHITE/ASIANS etc, all in the soup!!!!!!
THE WEST will WIN the empire building GAME! The country I love - RUSSIA -  will give way to the rightful winner because she is NOT READY for the future!!!

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