Lionel Messi's buyout is so huge that it is simply impossible not to look around the sports world and consider what can be bought for those 700 million euros, writes lrytas.lt.
All MLS Players
Players from the 22 MLS clubs are valued at a total of 407 million euros, according to the transfermarkt.com portal. With Messi's buyout, you could buy even five expansion packs for the MLS. The price of one is 125 million euros.
Full "Barcelona" squad
In reality, teams could forget about Messi but buy all other players. According to transfermarkt.com, all players in the "Barcelona" squad are worth 586 million euros this season.
Half of La Liga Players
According to "Transfermarkt" data, half of the players of La Liga clubs are valued at 622 million euros. Among them are clubs like "Real Betis" and "Deportivo La Coruna". Messi's buyout is 17 times larger than the value of the "Getafe" club
Stadiums
Instead of Messi, the wealthy could buy exclusive stadiums. For example, the "Emirates" stadium in London, where the "Arsenal" club plays, costs almost 600 million euros - one of the most expensive stadiums in Europe. Barcelona's eternal rival Real Madrid will spend 400 million euros on the renovation of their stadium and the new generation retractable roof.
Simple scarves
With Messi's buyout, you could purchase 5 million "Barcelona" club scarves, priced at 140 euros each. An official copy costs 85 euros, so you could buy 8.2 million of them.
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