Lionel Messi’s illustrious football career brought him huge wealth. The Argentine superstar makes a fortune thanks to high salaries and advertising contracts. According to Architectural Digest magazine, Messi spends a significant portion of his income investing in real estate. He owns many apartments, villas, hotels, etc. in Spain, the US and his home country of Argentina.
In 2009, Messi spent more than 2 million USD to buy an adjacent villa 25km from the capital of Catalonia. After that, Messi and his wife spent millions of dollars to renovate this place, including buying the plot of land next door because of the noise from the neighbors.
The large complex includes a gym, spa, theater, swimming pool, large terrace for relaxation and outdoor parties, and a private soccer field. Messi often plays with three boys and a mastiff dog here.
The house Messi lived in when he was playing for Barcelona.
Messi is a private person who likes privacy. This house is the ideal place for him and his family as it is located in a no-fly zone. The value of the house is currently up to 7 million USD. However, Architectural Digest said it is unclear whether Messi still owns this place or not since he left Barcelona.
In 2017, Messi invested in the hotel segment. He spent 30.5 million USD on a 4-star hotel on the coast of Sitges, Spain, about 40km from the family villa in Barcelona.
This hotel, built four years earlier, has 77 rooms, a full-service spa, a rooftop bar, and a panoramic swimming pool.
In recent years, Messi has continued to invest in the hotel chain of the Majestic Hotel group. This chain acquired 5 similar projects in recent years and opened a resort in Andorra in 2023.
Messi moved to Inter Miami in July 2023. However, before that, he came here, researched and owned real estate in the southern US city through authorized companies.
In 2019, Messi bought a beachfront apartment worth $5 million in Sunny Isles Beach. The apartment is 330 square meters, with 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. The apartment is located in the Porsche Design tower, built in 2016 with 60 floors. This tower specifically designed elevators for cars.
According to Architectural Digest, Messi sold this apartment in 2021 for 7 million USD. After that, the Argentine superstar took 7.3 million USD to buy the entire 9th floor of the nearby Regalia building.
Messi bought the entire 9th floor of the Regalia building.
The apartment has 4 bedrooms and 4 natural stone bathrooms with soaking tubs and glass showers overlooking the ocean. In addition, Messi’s residence also has an air-conditioned wine room with up to 1,000 bottles and a surrounding veranda area of 2,100 square meters. Many additional amenities are designed such as a swimming pool, full-service spa, gym, large entertainment room and private chef’s kitchen. Not long after that, the owner of the 8 Golden Balls sold the apartment.
In early 2022, Messi returned to his hometown of Rosario (Argentina) to build a large complex on 3 plots of land. Amenities include a theater, a gym, and a 15-car garage. Many people think that Messi will return to live here after retiring.
In September, Messi spent 11.18 million USD to buy a villa in Ibiza for a vacation. The process of repairing and building new projects encountered many problems related to paperwork. However, Messi did not give up his plan because he wanted to use this villa as a vacation place.
