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The Inter Miami star has amassed a huge personal fortune, much of which has been carefully invested in a network of houses, shops, offices and seven hotels.
Lionel Messi’s extensive real estate portfolio placed on an unknown Spanish stock market, allowing potential investors to buy a piece of Messi’s empire.
On December 30 the Socimi Rostower building A real estate investment trust (REIT), owned by Messi, was listed on the Spanish Portfolio Stock Exchange. The huge property portfolio includes seven hotels owned by Messi, along with three commercial spaces and several apartment units.
The share price was initially set at $58.89, giving a a total value of $232 million although it has not yet started trading. In company filings Messi is listed as chairman, while wife Antonella Roccuzzo is the vice president.
Does Lionel Messi want to make some money to supplement his lucrative Inter Miami contract? Unlikely, Front Office Sports report that the move will allow Messi to reduce his tax burden in Spain.
REITs benefit from lower tax rate than most other Spanish companies and can avoid the requirements to pay tax on profits. In fact, Edificio Rostower Socimi Messi was designated as a REIT just days after the Spanish government chose not to levy taxes on the trusts.
Incredibly, the $232 million Spanish property empire is less than half of Messi’s entire wealth. Forbes estimates the Argentine’s total net worth to be around $600 million, the spoils of a 20-year career as one of the world’s most rewarding athletes.
Even now, in the twilight of his career, Messi is said to have made an astonishing $135 million in 2024. He made it the world’s most rebounding soccer player last year, while playing in MLS.
The 37-year-old’s Inter Miami deal is worth it $20.5 million per season and has banked huge sponsorship deals with the likes of Adidas, Mastercard and Pepsi. During his career he is believed to have earned more than $1 billion, making him one of a small group of players to have reached that threshold.