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Lionel Messi's annual salary of $28.3 million surpasses the wage bill of nearly every MLS club. This highlights the significant financial disparity within Major League Soccer.
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Messi's salary tops the wage bill of almost every MLS club
Major League Soccer (MLS) released its official player salary table this Tuesday (12), confirming what many had already suspected: Lionel Messi is in a financial tier of his own in North American soccer.
Representing Inter Miami, the Argentine star earns US$ 28.3 million per year (about R$ 139 million at the current exchange rate).
The economic gap between Messi and the rest of the league becomes clear in two striking comparisons:
Actual earnings go far beyond base salary
The list released by MLS includes only the salaries officially set in employment contracts.
Commercial deals, image rights, advertising, and shares from official merchandise sales are not included in that total.
If these extra sources of income are added, the picture changes.
According to information previously revealed by one of Inter Miami’s owners, Messi’s total earnings in the United States reach an impressive US$ 70 million to US$ 80 million per season.
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) — US$ 28.3 million
Heung-min Son (LAFC) — US$ 11.2 million
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami) — US$ 9.7 million
Lozano (San Diego) — US$ 9.3 million
Lionel Messi earns $28.3 million per year while playing for Inter Miami.
Messi's salary creates a significant economic gap between him and the other players in Major League Soccer.
Most MLS clubs have player salaries that are lower than Messi's $28.3 million annual earnings.
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Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) — US$ 7.9 million
Emil Forsberg (RBNY) — US$ 6 million
Sam Surridge (Nashville) — US$ 5.9 million
Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) — US$ 5.8 million
Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire) — US$ 5.6 million
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville) — US$ 5.4 million
Inter Miami - US$ 55 million
LAFC - US$ 33 million
Atlanta - US$ 28 million
LA - US$ 26 million
Vancouver - US$ 25 million
San Diego - US$ 24 million
Cincinnati - US$ 23 million
Nashville - US$ 23 million
Columbus - US$ 22 million
Chicago - US$ 22 million
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