CAPE TOWN - Barcelona's forward, Lionel Messi, rejected an offer to become the world's highest-paid player, from Manchester City and preferred a new contract with Barca.
The Argentine international footballer will now play for Barca until 2021. Man City was putting up a €100 million signing bonus for this star.
Messi is currently the second highest paid player in the world, earning R8.7 million a week. Remaining at the top spot is Carlos Tevez, who plays for Chinese Super League outfit, Shanghai Shenhua raking in R10 million per week.
The 30-year-old Barcelona player, won the prize for being the top scorer in Europe’s leading leagues last season after netting 37 times for the club. “I have always said that I don’t consider myself to be a striker, but I have been lucky enough to always score goals and win individual prizes,” he said.
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