ToplineArgentine soccer player Lionel Messi will receive payment in cryptocurrency fan tokens as part of his move to French club Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced Thursday, part of the player’s lucrative two-year deal with the team amid soaring popularity for the new assets. Lionel Messi has made a deal to move to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) from FC Barcelona. Fan tokens are a type of cryptocurrency that give the holders access to certain benefits like voting on club decisions and rewards. That’s how much Messi is believed to be earning as an annual salary at PSG, multiple people familiar with the deal told Forbes. Further ReadingMessi's Paris St Germain package includes crypto fan tokens (Reuters)Lionel Messi’s Deal With Paris Saint-Germain Will Keep Him Among Soccer’s Top Three Earners (Forbes)Messi To Leave Barcelona After 17 Seasons After League Rules Complicated Effort To Forge New Contract (Forbes)

Source: Forbes August 12, 2021 10:52 UTC