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REVEALED: The best-paid player in the world - and it's not Messi or Ronaldo

Related Topics: Lionel Messi, Ezequiel Lavezzi

The best-paid footballer on the planet is an Argentinian forward... but it's not Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi!

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According to documents leaked by whistleblowers 'Football Leaks', Ezequiel Lavezzi - Messi's international team-mate - is paid nearly twice as much per week as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Early this year, Lavezzi joined Chinese club Hebei China Fortune from Paris Saint-Germain in an eye-watering deal, reported to be worth £400,000 a week.

However, his newly leaked contract reveals that he is paid even more handsomely than previously thought.