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⚽ Lionel Messi's financial package in his move to Paris Saint-Germain includes a payment in #cryptocurrency fan tokens, a source told @Reuters reut.rs/3k4qEHh
Messi said he wanted to power PSG to their first Champions League trophy, putting the tearful farewell he bade to Barcelona behind him after signing a two-year contract with the deep-pocketed French powerhouse reut.rs/37DHKFP
Replica shirts bearing Messi's name are flying off the shelves, followers are flocking by the million to his new club's social media accounts and TV rights suddenly look a bargain: Lionel Messi's arrival in Paris has set the money train in motion reut.rs/3lXVdAD
PSG chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi bluntly told reporters that people would be 'shocked' by the revenue the six-time Ballon d'Or winner would bring to the club he joined as a free agent reut.rs/3lXVdAD
Paris Saint-Germain confirms the wage package of its new star Lionel Messi will include the #cryptocurrency '$PSG Fan Tokens' reut.rs/2VNQoiQ

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