Messi's current deal ends in June 2018 and contains a 250 million euro release clause, and those details are apparently set to remain unchanged, but Spanish newspaper El Pais claims he will receive a pay-rise from 13 million euros to 20 million euros ($27 million) net a season, not including incentives. Talks on an improved deal have been ongoing since last autumn, when it became clear that teammate Neymar and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo were imposing on his status as the world's best-paid player. Ronaldo's salary averages out to between a reported 18-20 million euros net annually, although Real Madrid have never confirmed the figures. Barcelona, under leadership duress as well as a legal investigation over taxes earlier this year, released details of Neymar's salary, which showed the Brazilian star earning a net seven million euros annually, minus bonuses. See more at http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1823204/lionel-messi-agrees-new-barcelona-contract?cc=5901