Lionel Messi (36-Inter Miami). Messi has become the highest-paid Major League Soccer (MLS) player.
"Inter Miami's Messi is the highest-paid player in the league at $20.4 million," ESPN reported on Sept. 19, citing an announcement from the MLS Players Association.
The salary rankings are as of Sept. 15, 2023.
ESPN notes that "these figures include only Messi's pure salary," and that "earlier this year, Miami co-owner Jorge Mas told Spanish broadcaster El País that Messi receives a total of $50 million to $60 million (about $81.4 billion) from Apple TV rights and other sources."
In addition to his base salary, 카지노사이트랭크 Messi reportedly earns a large amount of money through various options.
After Messi, Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne is the second highest paid player in the MLS at $15.4 million (KRW 209 million). Insigne is a former Italian international forward who played exclusively for Napoli (Italy) from 2010 to last year before moving to Toronto.
After Messi and Insigne, the Chicago Fire's Xherdan Shaqiri ($8.15 million), LA Galaxy's Javier Chicharito Hernandez ($7.44 million), and Toronto's Federico Bernardeschi ($6.3 million) rounded out the "top five" in salary.
Messi's teammates Sergio Busquets earned $1.75 million and Jordi Alba earned $1.25 million.
Messi also led Inter Miami ($39.41 million) in MLS team salaries. This is more than double the $18.88 million Inter spent last year.
Toronto FC ($32.29 million), LA Galaxy ($25.39 million), LA FC ($20.84 million), and Chicago Fire ($20.41 million) rounded out the top five in total team payroll. 고스톱