Argentinian soccer legend Lionel Messi’s new contract with Paris Saint Germain includes payment in the club’s cryptocurrency fan token, $PSG.

Chiliz, which developed fan token-issuer Socios, said on an August 12 Medium post that, “a world first for such a high-profile signing, Leo Messi received a large number of ‘$PSG Fan Tokens.”

The number of PSG tokens Messi received was not revealed. He has signed a two-year deal with PSG, with the option of a third year. 

In March, it was announced that Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo — another one of the game’s greats — was possibly the first player to be paid in fan tokens, having been given some $JUV by the club.

The six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or for best player and European Golden Shoe for top scorer, was transferred by his longtime team, Barcelona, after Spanish soccer league La Liga’s fairness rules made his contract unaffordable under the team salary cap.

The PSG token spiked on the news, shooting from $30 to $49 within two days of the shocking deal’s announcement, before retreating somewhat to $39. But trade volume surged , jumping past $1.2 billion after the news of the trade was announced.