Lionel Messi Gets Paid A Ton Of Money To Take 5 Star Vacations In Saudi Arabia And Post Photos To Social Media According To Leaked Contract

I don’t know how or why any human could ever possibly reject that much money. It must have been an especially difficult and awkward decision for Lionel, who already has a highly lucrative deal to promote tourism in Saudi Arabia. The terms of that deal were just leaked, and they are pretty amazing. Lionel Messi gets paid a small fortune to essentially take vacations and post photos to social media.

Lionel Messi’s Saudi Tourism Deal

According to a contract that was apparently leaked to the New York Times, Lionel Messi has the ability to earn $25 million over three years to promote Saudi tourism. And while $25 million may not sound like a big number for a Messi deal, according to the contract’s terms, here’s what Lionel needs to do to make that money: #1) Take an annual vacation to Saudi Arabia. He can bring up to 20 friends. All expenses are paid, including travel and five-star accommodations. The vacation must last a minimum five days. #2) Make 10 social media posts per year that promote Saudi Arabia using hashtags that approved by the kingdom. #3) Participate in an annual tourism ad campaign. Last year that meant appearing in a single promotional video for Visit Saudi. For #2 and #3 above, he is paid $2 million per obligation, per year. He can then make another $2 million per year to participate in “charitable work.” Total it all up and over three years Lionel can earn $25 million for relatively little work. But there is one condition: According the contract viewed by the Times, Lionel “cannot say anything that might ’tarnish’ Saudi Arabia.'”