L. Messi pays a large part of his salary for taxes © AFP

„Barcelona“ team's forward Lionel Messi is known not only for his huge salary. It was previously announced that the leader of the „La Liga“ team will earn a staggering amount of 555 million euros from 2017 to 2021. However, a significant part of it will go to local taxes. As reported by „El Periodico“, the athlete is undoubtedly the person who contributes the most to the state budget. It is estimated that by the middle of this year (in total over four years), he will pay 370 million euros in various taxes.