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After the scandal that broke out knowing the millionaire contract he has Lionel Messi has with him BarcelonaThe media like El Mundo have taken on the task of comparing What other international athletes have contracts as big as the striker of the Blaugrana club. However, no one gets into Argentine, although there are a few who earn millions for every game or fight, such as boxers.
One of them is the contract Mike Nelson Trout, outfielder of Los Angeles Angels, which on March 19, 2019 signed a $ 430 million contract by 2030. This was made possible by money received by the Los Angeles team from the Fox sports network, which paid $ 5.1 billion for MLB rights.
Muhammad, the most expensive contract announced
To this is added the case Patrick mahomes, quarterback of the Chiefs of Kansas City, for those who have a contract $ 503 million for the next 10 years. The current NFL champion earns about $ 3.1 million per game. In this case, the investment would pay off because the player is installed in Super Bowl LV and could get the second championship with the bosses in a row.
However, according to the Spanish press that revealed the document about Lionel Messi, in the case of Muhammad the situation is delicate, because there is a salary ceiling in the NFL of 198 million dollars that makes this agreement difficult and that He needs money from television stations that buy the rights to be able to liquidate these amounts.
The Spanish media mentions other cases such as that of Saúl „Canelo” Álvarez, who signed an 11-fight contract in 2018. Each of these battles would represent a profit of 33 million dollars. However, the agreement with DZN could not be fulfilled due to the pandemic.
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