Messi’s move to PSG is sure to be one of the biggest transfers in football history. This can also be seen in the jersey sales.
The transfer of superstar Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain is apparently paying off for the French capital city club early on, despite the high hand money and princely salary.
Like the Spanish one AS reported, PSG were able to sell 150,000 copies of the new Messi jersey to the enthusiastic fans of the Parisians within seven minutes of the official announcement of the signing.
PSG arguably want to renegotiate deal with Nike to take full advantage of Messi hype
Football Espana then published a calculation that came to the conclusion that around 20 million euros were generated with this alone. However, PSG does not benefit directly from this income: Sponsor Nike pays the club a fixed 80 million euros for each season instead of a percentage of the actual profit. Noisy AS PSG now want to renegotiate this deal in order to fully exploit the Messi hype financially.
Messi’s transfer to Paris has filled the headlines since it was announced earlier this week. After the Argentine had formally agreed on a new contract with his ex-club FC Barcelona, this deal fell through due to the regulations of the Spanish league. After an emotional farewell at Barca, Messi then signed on with the ambitious French.
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