Here’s how Leo’s market value changed since his debut

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that Inter Milan offered €250m for Leo Messi back in the day. We’ve decided to take a look at how Messi’s market value changed through time as see whether he was ever worth €250m.

• Back in 2004, when 17-year-old Messi was still at Barcelona B, the Argentine was valued at €3m.
• In 2005, he was promoted to the first team and his market value rose to €5m and then to €15m in just a month’s time.
• His next big boost came in July 2007 when Messi went from €15m to €40m.
• In September 2007, he leapt to €60m but lost €5m in valuation six months later.
• Leo’s market gradually improved over the course of the next few seasons until he finally reached €100m in August 2010.
• Two years later, his value increased to €120m.
• With Neymar’s €222m transfer to PSG, the price tags on the players all around the world went up; in January 2018, Messi reached his peak at €180m.
• Since December 2018, the captain’s value has been decreasing and now he’s worth €100m.