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Lionel Messi agrees £16.3m-a-year Barcelona deal to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo as world's highest-paid player
Messi now paid more than Cristiano Ronaldo (£15m a year)
Premier League's highest earner is Wayne Rooney (£15.6m a year)
It's Messi's seventh new deal in 11 years
Messi still has £250m buyout clause
But he will share his image rights revenue with the club
Forward is preparing for Barca's title showdown with Atletico Madrid
Messi's father Jorge told Barcelona's new manager will be Luis Enrique
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But his earnings have been boosted to put him ahead of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns £15m before bonuses.
Wayne Rooney, the highest-paid player in England, is on £15.6m a Lionel Messi has agreed a new contract at Barcelona with the Argentina superstar set to become the world's highest-paid player on £16.3million a year.
The player’s father Jorge met club officials Javier Faus and Antoni Rossich last week and closed what is the seventh new deal in 11 years for the four-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Messi will be 27 in June and the new deal is not expected to extend his existing contract length taking him to 2018.