FORT LAUDERDALE – Lionel Messi’s annualized payment from his Big League Soccer agreement with Inter Miami is just about $20.4 million, the MLS Players Affiliation stated Wednesday.
Messi earns more than the overall payroll of all but a few other MLS teams and twice as a lot as each participant combined on Orlando Town.
The 36-yr-aged star has a $12 million foundation salary and full certain compensation of $20,446,667, the gamers affiliation stated in its 2023 salary update.
Individuals figures address what Messi gets from his MLS deal, which operates as a result of the 2025 year, such as any advertising and marketing reward and agent’s fees. They do not account for any added agreements with the staff or its affiliates, or for any effectiveness bonuses.
He has the optimum complete compensation in MLS, followed by Toronto’s Lorenzo Insigne at $15.4 million, Chicago’s Xherdan Shaqiri at $8,153,000, the LA Galaxy’s Javier Hernández at $7,443,750, Toronto’s Federico Bernardeschi at $6,295,381 and Austin’s Sebastián Driussi at $6,022,500.
Miami tops the league with a $39.4 million payroll dependent on overall confirmed payment, followed by Toronto at $32.3 million, the LA Galaxy at $25 million and LAFC at $20.8 million.
Messi earns much more than two times the $9.6 million payroll of Orlando Metropolis, which has the least expensive in the league. He accounts for 4% of MLS’s total payment of $501.9 million.
Messi has built 3 league commences and 5 appearances for Miami, totaling 283 minutes and scoring just one objective. He also served the staff acquire the inaugural Leagues Cup, scoring 10 objectives in 7 game titles.
Josef Martínez is Miami’s 2nd-highest-compensated player at $4,391,667.
Two of Messi’s former Barcelona teammates who joined him in Miami are receiving far much less. Midfielder Sergio Busquets has a $1.5 million wage and $1,775,000 in confirmed compensation, and defender Jordi Alba has a $1 million wage and $1.25 million in assured compensation.
Between other notable MLS midsummer acquisitions were Minnesota ahead Teemu Pukki ($3.2 million wage and $3.55 million in whole payment), Nashville ahead Sam Surridge ($2.5 million, $2,907,639), Columbus ahead Diego Rossi ($2,625,000, $2,677,000) and Atlanta midfielder Saba Lobzhanidze ($2,052,000, $2,150,750).
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