Mega-rich superstar Lionel Messi shows his kind-hearted nature by paying unpaid wages of ALL of Argentina’s security staff
LIONEL MESSI may have a number of off the pitch worries - but it still has not stopped him from being kind to others.
The Argentine superstar went the extra mile by stepping in to cover the unpaid wages of his national team's security staff.
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According to Spanish newspaper , the 29-year-old Barcelona star was approached by the workers, who told him they had not been paid by their FA for 'several months' before a recent match in Brazil.
Journalist Juan Palo Varsky told a radio station: "Lionel Messi was in his room waiting for the game against Brazil in Belo Horizonte, when a knock at the door came.
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'Two or three people appeared, all from the security team who look after the Argentine team and they said "Leo, we have to talk with you. For five or six months they have not paid us. The situation is complicated, you are the captain of the team, you know us, we are asking for your help."'
Messi then phoned his father, Jorge, to arrange payment after the Argentina Football Association, who are allegedly in a lot of financial bother, had failed to pay the staff.
It occurred before Argentina's embarrassing 3-0 defeat against bitter rivals Brazil in Belo Horizonte, which left their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia hanging by the balance.
Although they did hit back with a 3-0 win of their own over Colombia in their next game as Messi gave his side the lead with a brilliant free kick.
Messi has issues of his own, as he stalled on signing a new contract over concerns regarding his tax fraud case.
It has prompted Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu to phone Jorge in an effort to speed up contract negotiations.
Yesterday he missed Barca's draw with Malaga with a vomiting bug, and today the Sun revealed he has been targeted by Mancheser City in a stunning £100m switch.
