Der Spiegel has revealed that before signing Gareth Bale, Real Madrid contacted Messiâs entourage to offer to pay his â¬250m release clause, plus a â¬23m salary until 2021, and that the club was committed to pressure Spainâs Prime Minister to make Messiâs tax problems go away.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) January 12, 2018