The Sun newspaper called Lionel Messi the ‘king of Catalonia’ even though it only glanced at this superstar’s private life in Barcelona, and the privileges that this famous Argentine player is enjoying.
This ‘kingly’ life has only been in turmoil in the last few days when Messi officially sent a fax requesting to unilaterally end his contract with Barcelona and leave, after spending almost his entire career with the local team. Catalan.
Messi came to Barcelona at the age of 14, and now at the age of 33, this superstar has gone from a sick and homeless boy to a global icon, treated with all the privileges of the Catalan team. considered untouchable when helping this club have the most successful period in its 120-year history.
Along with his success on the field and becoming the highest-paid player in the world , Messi also has the most flashy private life and a family with a wife who is a beautiful friend since childhood. Antonella Roccuzzo and her three handsome sons.
In Barcelona, Messi lives in a luxurious villa worth 5.5 million pounds, located separately and very quiet, with a view of the sea in Castelldefels, and is also a no-fly area. Messi’s neighbors are all close teammates such as Ivan Rakitic, Luiz Suarez or Philippe Coutinho.
Messi’s residence and familiar locations in Barcelona, a place that has become familiar to the Argentine superstar for nearly 20 years. Screenshot of The Sun |
From Messi’s villa to Nou Camp is less than 20km, and there is a mini football field, swimming pool, gym… and most especially, this superstar has a private room used only to collect jerseys. of almost every reputable colleague.
“Messi will not be able to get this place when he goes to Manchester, Paris or London,” The Sun newspaper said, implying that if this superstar leaves Barcelona to go to Man City , PSG or Chelsea as recent rumors have suggested.
Not to mention in Barcelona, Messi also owns a profitable luxury hotel worth up to 26 million pounds located in the coastal town of Sitges, about 40km from the center of Barcelona city. This business investment shows that Messi is absolutely no worse than his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who also owns a hotel chain called CR7.
 Messi once showed off his shirt collection that made the whole world admire Messi/Instagram |
Also according to The Sun, Messi owns as much wealth as Cristiano Ronaldo, with a total assets of more than 310 million pounds and also has a hobby of collecting “super cars”.
Few people know this, because Messi is different from Cristiano Ronaldo in that he rarely shows off his “huge car” collection in public or on social networks . If so, it’s only been a few rare times that his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, has posted on her Instagram page, which has more than 12.9 million followers.
Messi’s “supercar” collection is worth more than 3 million pounds, including some with “huge” value such as a Pagani Zonda worth up to 1.5 million pounds, or a Ferrari F43 Spider worth 173,000 pounds. £, or Maserati’s GranTurismo S and GranTurismo MC Stradale, each also priced from £100,000 or more…
Messi loves to collect “super cars”, but rarely shows them off to the public AFP |
With these “supercars” every day, the image of Messi driving to the Joan Gamper training ground not far from the Nou Camp main field has become very familiar. His family, wife Antonella Roccuzzo and three sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro are also very familiar with Barcelona fans because they have lived in Spain for a long time. Messi himself also has Spanish citizenship like his wife and children.
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Messi has a very happy family life, and feels like a dream with his childhood partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, and his three handsome sons. Antonella Roccuzzo/Instagram |
Therefore, the change when Messi actually leaves Barcelona is whether this famous player and his family will leave Spain, which is their second home after Argentina. And it is also the place that helped Messi have a truly “royal” and privileged life.
