Mathieu Flamini - How ex-Arsenal player aims to grow a wealth worth 20 times more than Ronaldo, Messi

Mathieu Flamini| Credit: INSTAGRAM

Mathieu Flamini - How ex-Arsenal player aims to grow a wealth worth 20 times more than Ronaldo, Messi

Allan Damba 13:59 - 02.01.2024

Since retiring in 2019, Flamini has found plenty of success in the world of biochemicals. The 39-year-old is the co-founder of GF Biochemicals alongside business partner Pasquale Granata.

Former Arsenal star Mathieu Flamini has aimed to grow a stunning net worth in retirement, which will dwarf the fortunes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and other world football icons.

Flamini enjoyed two spells with the Gunners and also turned out for Crystal Palace and AC Milan before seeing out his career in Spain.

Mathieu Flamini| Credit: IMAGO

Since retiring in 2019, Flamini has found plenty of success in the world of biochemicals. The 39-year-old is the co-founder of GF Biochemicals alongside business partner Pasquale Granata.

According to the Daily Express, the company was founded in 2008 but has boomed since Flamini ended his playing career. It became the first to be able to mass-produce levulinic acid - an oil substitute with many uses.

Flamini and Granata are believed to be aimed at being billionaires thanks to the said business ventures.

In 2020, Forbes estimated that the GF Biochemicals stakes of Flamini and Granata were worth an eye-watering £10billion each.

Mathieu Flamini formerly of Arsenal | Credit: IMAGO

That is worth 20 times more than the estimated net worth of Ronaldo and Messi, whose worths are estimated in the region of £400 to £500million each.

However, Flamini has, over time, rubbished the claims of the said estimates, asserting that the values attached are what to reach for the company in the future.

Mathieu Flamini, when asked if the £20bn valuation of the company was accurate: “Oh no, not at all. It’s important to put things right. Contrarily to what has been said, I don’t have €30bn euros in my bank account," he was quoted by nowarsenal.com.

“That amount doesn’t correspond with the value of my company, GF Biochemicals. That amount is the total value of the market we hope to get into, thanks to the new technologies developed during these last few years.”

Mathieu Flamini | Credit: Instagram

Flamini enjoyed a relatively successful football career, making 246 appearances for Arsenal across his two spells. His other most notable former club was AC Milan, for whom he played 122 times.