Inside Lionel Messi’s Ferrari That Costs More Than Michael Jordan’s Entire Annual NBA Salary

• Lionel Messi has assembled the most expensive car collection of any of the world's highest-paid athletes
• The cars include a special edition £25million Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti which is worth more than Michael Jordan's annual salary
• Messi reportedly earns $62m a year with Pars-Saint Germain

World Cup winner Lionel Messi reportedly spent lavishly on a luxury Ferrari worth more than what legendary basketball player Michael Jordan earned in a single NBA season.

The 2022 FIFA The Best winner is widely known as one of the highest-paid footballers in the world after signing a lucrative two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021.

Talk Sports claim that the Argentine magician pockets a $62m salary from the Parisian club and receives an additional $48m through his endorsements.

Due to his mammoth salary, Messi can afford to purchase luxuries of his choice, and one of those valuable items is a Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, with only four of the cars ever made.

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Goal claims that Messi won his 4.0 litre monster, which has a speed of 300kmph, at an auction in 2016 and it is selling at a whopping $35m.

The reports add that the Barcelona legend actually had to outbid his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo to get behind the wheel.

SportsBIBLE indicates that the cost of the automobile is more valuable than what Jordan earned in a single NBA campaign.

Who is Michael Jordan?

Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player to ever grace the sport.

The 60-year-old won a remarkable six NBA rings with Chicago Bulls. In those championship triumphs, Jordan was named the Most Valuable Player, Express Football reports,

Jordan's most profitable NBA season came in the 1997-98 campaign when he earned $33.1m.

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Messi's car collection

In addition to that, Lionel Messi possesses the most expensive car collection of any of the world's highest-paid athletes.

According to research by ManySpins.com as quoted by Mirror Football, the Argentina captain boasts the most expensive car collection among the highest-paid athletes in the world.

Other remarkable vehicles in Messi's park are the F430 Spider capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and a Pagani Zonda Roadster which is actually not road legal.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Lionel Messi has accepted Kylian Mbappe as the 'boss' at Paris Saint-Germain.

The duo have been combining to devastating for PSG off late after earlier reports of a feud between the two, which was fuelled by that unforgettable World Cup final in Qatar.

The pair have developed a telepathic understanding of each other's game, yielding to the club's recent streak of positive results, recording three wins in a row.