Barcelona court orders to demolish’ £27m luxury Barcelona hotel for Argentine Lionel Messi
A £27 million hotel in Barcelona owned by Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has reportedly been ordered to be demolished.
While he’ll still be riding the crest of a wave after receiving the prestigious individual accolade for a record-breaking seventh time, news about his Barcelona-based hotel will come as a blow.Spanish outlet El Confidencial - per The Mirror and The Sun - understand that Messi’s four-star ‘MiM Sitges’ hotel has been hit with a court order for its demolition.
Messi was reportedly made aware of the demolition order when El Confidential approached him for comment. No comment was made by the player or his representatives.
Lionel Messi's record-breaking week has seemingly ended on a sour and extremely costly note.
The 34-year-old picked up a seventh Ballon d'Or award in Paris on Monday, although he soon had bad news from his former home. Messi's four-star hotel in Barcelona has reportedly been slapped with a court order for its demolition.
El Confidencial claim that the Argentine's 77-bedroom building does not meet city standards.
The 'MiM Sitges' is located close to where Messi used to live whilst he plied his trade at the Camp Nou.
Messi also owns hotels in Ibiza and and Majorca through the Majestic Hotel Group and spent £26m on the Barcelona-based residence in 2017. As per The Sun, the court order for the hotel’s demolition is currently pending