Inside Leo Messi's Garage: A Tour of a Hidden Multi-Million Dollar Car Collection

Lionel Andres Messi, now 34, is one of the famous players in the entire world and is often described as the second Diego Maradona. And it’s no wonder why.

His achievements are impressive, to say the least. A natural goal-scorer, Messi managed to set new records in almost every competition he played in. He scored the most goals (474) in the Spanish La Liga (all for FC Barcelona), the most hat-tricks (36) in the same league, and won no more, no less than seven Ballon d’Or and six European Golden Shoe awards.

Messi spent most of his career playing for Spanish club FC Barcelona after joining the C team in 2003. His first appearance in the shirt of the senior team happened when he was only 17 years old in a match again local rivals Espanyol.

Obviously, Messi is one of the richest players in the entire world, with his move from Barcelona to PSG allegedly pushing his net worth well over the $600 million milestone. His all-time career earnings are believed to be around $1 billion, though Messi continues to be a money-making machine both on the pitch and his free time thanks to sponsorship and advertising deals.

Messi received a $25 million signing bonus when he joined PSG, and he’s earning a salary of no less than $110 million for a three-year contract.

And since we’re here to talk about cars, it goes without saying that such a wealthy person can own pretty much any model in the world. After Messi’s move to PSG, we provided you with a quick look at Messi’s favorite cars, so now it’s time for more detailed dive into his past and existing collection.

But unlike long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi rarely shows off his cars. In fact, few of his Instagram posts reveal his expensive acquisitions, with tabloids out there struggling to take a pic of the Argentinian star behind the wheel.

During his time at Barcelona, Messi was most often seen in an Audi RS 6 Avant as part of the sponsorship deal signed between the club and the carmaker. The maxed-out model had an estimated cost of well over $120,000, as Audi installed pretty much any single option it could find just to make sure Lionel Messi is satisfied with the car.

The quattro model came with a 4.0-liter V8 bi-turbo engine developing 605 horsepower and 750 Nm of torque.

But this isn’t by any means the most expensive car Lionel Messi is believed to own. Back in 2016, the PSG superstar was said to have won the auction for a 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, whose price was estimated at a whopping $37 million. Rumor has it even Cristiano Ronaldo was interested in the car owned by Sterling Moss himself in the Cuban Grand Prix in 1958, but Messi was eventually the one to take it home.

Despite never commenting on the acquisition, Messi took to Instagram to apparently troll the WWW with a photo of a Ferrari Hot Wheels toy car. We still don’t know if Messi was the one to purchase the real 335 S Spider Scaglietti, though.

On the other hand, what we do know is that Messi also purchased a Pagani Zonda Tricolore. This wasn’t by any means an affordable car, as the football player ended up spending no less than $2 million to be able to park it in his garage.

His next most-expensive cars were a $650k Mercedes SLS AMG and a $250k Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale, both of which were purchased during his best years at FC Barcelona. The SLS AMG was equipped with a 6.2-liter V8 engine capable of reaching a top speed of 315 kph (195 mph), whereas the Gran Turismo’s 444-horsepower V8 allowed for a maximum speed of 300 kph (186 mph).

The Maserati was eventually listed for sale online with a price of about $125,000.

Given the sponsorship deal between FC Barcelona and Audi, Messi was often spotted behind the wheel of several other models from the German manufacturer (besides the RS 6), including an A7, a Q7, and an R8 Spyder.

Like many other football superstars, Leo is also a big fan of Range Rover, so he’s believed to own two of them, namely a Vogue and a Sport. His least expensive car is likely a Lexus RX 450h, though it’s not known if Messi still owns it given this one was one of his first acquisitions.

Back in 2016, Messi also became a brand ambassador for Tata Motors, and while he specifically promoted the Tata Tiago, he never owned it. This would have been his cheapest car, as it only cost about $4,500 in India.

And speaking of recent acquisitions, after his transfer to PSG, Messi was spotted behind the wheel of a Mercedes GLE 43 AMG, estimated to come with a cost of about $100,000.

Overall, according to some rough estimates, Messi spent less than $50 million on cars if (and this is a big if) he was indeed the winner of the Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti auction. If he wasn’t, then his investments in four-wheel companions don’t even reach $5 million, and this is without a doubt surprising for a football player who can have pretty much any car he wants.