Lionel Messi spent $35 million on a hotel that already had a demolition order against it, and must now be knocked down because its balconies are too big.
Spanish newspaper, El Confidencial, reported that the 77-room Hotel MiM Sitges, which is situated close to the beach and seafront promenade of Sitges, just southwest of Barcelona, does not meet the required building standards.
Messi bought the building in 2017 for $35 million, at which point the Sitges Town Hall had already approved its demolition, the paper said.
El Confidencial said the Argentine soccer star was unaware of the demolition order until he was approached for comment by the publication.
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