Lionel Messi PSG

Paris Saint-Germain risk being hit by Champions League sanctions if they do not reduce their sky-high wage bill with the club continuing to record ...

[Lionel Messi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lionel-messi) was the best-paid player in the world. [Have Your Say!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-psg-29407245#comments-section) Does UEFA need to be stricter on FFP punishments? [opted to sign a three-year contract extension with the Ligue 1 champions](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mbappe-psg-contract-announcement-madrid-27029658) last year, keeping him in the French capital until 2025. The Parisian club enjoyed another busy summer transfer market; signing Portugal international midfield duo Renato Sanches and Vitinha from Lille and Porto respectively, alongside midfielder Carlos Soler from Valencia. The Argentine’s first year in Paris saw him take home an annual salary of £25.5million (€30m), although this increased to £34million (€40m) for the current and final year of his two-year deal in Paris. They had accumulated losses of €30million across three accounting years, leading to a whopping €55m fine – of which €10m was paid immediately and the remaining €45m suspended.