MARCA | The new life of Giovani dos Santos: from being the new Lionel Messi of Barcelona to becoming rich as a businessman in the chemical and oil sector after his retirement. Gio jumped into the business world after leaving football in 2021 and now, at the age of 35. 

dos Santos is now involved in the petrochemical business, and is making his money as an investor in oil. He is an investor in Procura Mexico, a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), and is earning an estimated salary of betwen $400-500k (€378-473k). He also has a luxury car business, which buys and sells esteemed models.

PEMEX are the state-owned Mexican petroleum company, who are reportedly the seventh-most polluting company in the world. As of 2023, they had assets valued at €129b, and are the second-largest oil company in Latin America.