The Sun newspaper dubbed Lionel Messi the ‘King of Catalonia’, after briefly glimpsing into the private life and privileges enjoyed by the Argentinean football superstar in Barcelona.
This “king-like” lifestyle has only been disrupted in recent days as Messi officially sent a fax requesting to unilaterally terminate his contract with Barcelona and move on, after almost his entire career had been tied to the Catalan club. Messi arrived in Barcelona at the age of 14 and, now at the age of 33, the superstar has transformed from a weak and impoverished child into a global icon, pampered by the Catalan team with privileges that are considered untouchable, especially during the club’s most successful period in its 120-year history.
Alongside his on-field success, becoming the world’s highest-paid footballer, Messi also enjoys a lavish and private lifestyle with his beautiful childhood sweetheart and wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, and their three adorable sons. In Barcelona, Messi resides in a luxurious villa worth £5.5 million that is isolated and incredibly peaceful, with sea views in Castelldefels and is also a no-fly zone. His neighbors are his close teammates such as Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez, and Philippe Coutinho.
The places where Messi lives and frequents in Barcelona have become familiar to the Argentine superstar for nearly 20 years.
From Messi’s villa to Nou Camp stadium, it’s just under 20km away, and there is a mini football field, swimming pool, gym… and the most special thing is that the superstar has a separate room only used to collect jerseys of almost all famous colleagues. “This living place, Messi cannot have if he comes to Manchester, Paris or London,” The Sun suggested if the superstar leaves Barcelona to join Man City, PSG or Chelsea as recent rumors. Moreover, in Barcelona, Messi is also the owner of a luxury hotel worth up to 26 million pounds located in the coastal town of Sitges, about 40km from the center of Barcelona. This investment shows that Messi is not inferior to his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who also owns a chain of hotels called CR7.
Messi once showed off his jersey collection that made the world amazed.
According to The Sun, Messi is said to be owning a fortune comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo, with a total net worth of over £310 million and also shares the hobby of collecting “supercars”. This is something that few people know, because Messi is different from Cristiano Ronaldo in that he rarely shows off his collection of “luxury cars” in public or on social media. If so, it’s only a few rare occasions that his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, posted on her Instagram page with over 12.9 million followers.
Messi’s “supercar” collection is worth around £3 million, including some “staggering” models such as the £1.5 million Pagani Zonda, the £173,000 Ferrari F43 Spider, and the GranTurismo S and GranTurismo MC Stradale from Maserati, each priced at £100,000 or more… This is something that few people know, because Messi is different from Cristiano Ronaldo in that he rarely flaunts his collection of luxury cars in public or on social media. If he does, it’s only on a few rare occasions, often when his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, posts about it on her Instagram page, which has over 12.9 million followers.
weetheart and partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, and their three adorable sons.
Therefore, the question of whether the legendary footballer and his family will leave Spain, which has been their second home after Argentina and where they have lived a truly privileged life, remains to be seen after his departure from Barcelona.
SRC: https://thanhnien.vn/
