Inter’s many sponsors could help them to afford Barcelona’s Lionel Messi according to a report from Italian broadcaster Sport Mediaset.
Messi currently earns a gross annual wage of €60 million from the Blaugrana club but due to the new tax laws in Italy when it comes to foreigners coming to work in the country, Inter would only be taxed for €45 million of that if he takes the same wages he is on at Barcelona.
The report claims that club sponsors could help the club to afford the wages, similarly to what club sponsors did back in 1997 when the club signed Il Fenomeno Ronaldo from Barcelona.
Messi has spent his entire career with Barcelona but it has been widely reported that relations have soured between the multi-time world player of the year and the club management which has led to plenty speculation that he could leave soon.
This season the 32-year-old has made 31 appearances across all competitions, in which he has scored 24 goals and tallied 16 assists.
