Messi doubles MLS base salary to make $28m a year at Inter Miami

Miami and Argentina subordinate earns much more than doubly arsenic overmuch arsenic the second-highest-paid subordinate successful Major League Soccer.

Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid subordinate successful Major League Soccer with an yearly basal wage of $25m, much than doubly arsenic overmuch arsenic the next-highest-paid player, Son Heung-min, the MLS Players Association says.

According to the figures released connected Tuesday, Messi’s basal wage has doubled, portion wide the woody volition spot him marque $28.3m successful guaranteed compensation.

The union’s latest database of subordinate salaries reflected the declaration hold Messi signed with Inter Miami successful October, which volition support him with the Florida outfit done the 2028 campaign.

South Korea prima Son, the erstwhile Tottenham skipper who signed with Los Angeles FC past August for a reported MLS grounds $26m transportation fee, has a basal wage of $10.36m, with full guaranteed compensation of $11.2m.

The salaries bash not see income from endorsement deals, nor does Messi’s compensation bespeak his enactment to get a involvement successful the Florida franchise, co-owned by David Beckham, which helium joined successful 2023.

The 38-year-old Messi, who is expected to pb Argentina’s World Cup rubric defence starting adjacent month, has 59 goals successful 64 MLS regular-season games with Miami. He led the league with 29 goals past play and was named Most Valuable Player for the 2nd consecutive season.

Messi’s Inter Miami and Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul is 3rd connected the database with $9.7m successful guaranteed compensation.

Mexico’s Hirving “Chucky” Lozano is 4th connected the database with $9.3m, though helium has not featured for San Diego since November.

Atlanta’s Miguel Almiron rounds retired the apical 5 with guaranteed compensation of $7.9m.

Miami’s $54.6m payroll is much than $20m higher than LAFC, which is 2nd astatine $32.7m, and astir 5 times arsenic overmuch arsenic Philadelphia’s league-low $11.7m. Miami’s payroll is up from $46.8m astatine the commencement of past season.

Total league compensation was listed astatine $631m, with the mean guaranteed compensation $688,816, an 8.9 percent emergence from figures released past October.