Jorge Messi, the family's financial manager, dies at 68
Jorge Messi, Leo Messi's father and the financial architect of the Messi family, has died at 68. His property investments in Rosario and football commissions were often under scrutiny.
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Jorge Messi, the manager who brought order to the family's money, dies at 68
Jorge Horacio Messi has died at the age of 68, and with him disappears the piece that held together the economic architecture of the Messi family. He was not the player, nor the coach, nor the executive: he was the father, agent and wealth adviser, the only member of the family who knew how to handle the money, according to the report published by El Español. His role began in Rosario, took shape with the move to Barcelona for young Leo's medical treatment, and continued through to the World Cup triumph in Qatar in 2022.
The financial side of his management always had a dual reading. On one hand, he brought order to a career worth hundreds of millions. On the other, he concentrated investments in real estate in Rosario, which, according to local accounts gathered in public discussion, helped drive up property prices in the city. Accusations of commissions in his dealings with Barcelona have long hovered over him, though no final court ruling has ever upheld them.
With his death, speculation is growing that the direct channels with the Catalan club are now closed, and questions arise over who will manage the inherited estate. The paradox is that all that money could not prevent an end at 68, while others live far longer with far less. Who will now keep the books for the Messi family?
Jorge Horacio Messi has died at the age of 68, and with him disappears the piece that held together the economic architecture of the Messi family. He was not the player, nor the coach, nor the executive: he was the father, agent and wealth adviser, the only member of the family who knew how to handle the money, according to the report published by El Español. His role began in Rosario, took shape with the move to Barcelona for young Leo's medical treatment, and continued through to the World Cup triumph in Qatar in 2022.
The financial side of his management always had a dual reading. On one hand, he brought order to a career worth hundreds of millions. On the other, he concentrated investments in real estate in Rosario, which, according to local accounts gathered in public discussion, helped drive up property prices in the city. Accusations of commissions in his dealings with Barcelona have long hovered over him, though no final court ruling has ever upheld them.
With his death, speculation is growing that the direct channels with the Catalan club are now closed, and questions arise over who will manage the inherited estate. The paradox is that all that money could not prevent an end at 68, while others live far longer with far less. Who will now keep the books for the Messi family?
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