It is not only euros that are credited to Messi’s bank account, part consists of cryptocurrency.
Lionel Messi’s much-discussed move from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain is not without controversy. Also noteworthy is the way the footballer receives his first salary at the French top club. In addition to hard euros, Messi will partly receive money in the form of cryptocurrency.
It’s not about this Bitcoin or Ethereum, but tokens from the football club itself. Supporters can buy and trade the Paris Saint-Germain coin themselves, but players receive the coin as part of their salary. Also Lionel Messi. The token was created by PSG in collaboration with Socios.
This could turn out to be interesting for the Argentinian. Because with the rise of the cryptocurrency in value, the salary for Messi also rises, as it were. A Paris Saint-Germain Fan Token is currently worth 40 euros. You can see it as a kind of addition to having a share. Football fans also sometimes buy a piece of stock, now they can buy a token that can go up or down in value.
Several football clubs work with such tokens, also in the Netherlands. Messi is reportedly going to earn 35 million euros a year at PSG. That does not include extra income that he enjoys, for example, from personal sponsors. It is not known how much cryptocurrency Messi will receive as a welcome bonus at Paris Saint-Germain.
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