Last night, the Major League Soccer Players Association announced the salaries of all Major League Soccer players. Who else but Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) tops the world rankings? Also in the top ten are Lorenzo Insigne, Xherdan Shaqiri and Christian Benteke.
Messi, who left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami last summer, is the highest paid in the American League with a guaranteed fee of $20.4 million (about 19.4 million euros), which is a league record. This only concerns Messi’s annual salary.
Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas previously told Spanish newspaper El País that Messi’s total compensation, including a share of his MLS deal with Apple TV, is more than $50 million.
Messi’s guaranteed salary is the highest in MLS history. He is better than Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC). The Italian striker ranks second in the rankings with $15.4 million (14.6 million euros).
Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire/7.7 million euros), Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez (LA Galaxy/7 million euros) and Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto/6 million euros) complete the top five. Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the other two new arrivals by name. And fame at Inter Miami, can count on a salary of 1.775 million (1.7 million euros) and 1.25 million dollars (1.2 million euros), respectively, according to the American League Players Association.
Goalkeeper Martin Paes (FC Dallas), who was previously under contract with Utrecht, earns an annual salary of $337,500, or more than €318,000. Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy), a former Feyenoord and Vitesse player, earns slightly less than Paes annually: more than €316,000.
Messi denies rumors of his return to Barcelona
Messi had denied rumors about his imminent return to FC Barcelona. The Argentine received questions about this regarding the international matches he played with his country last week. Messi said: “No, I will train and play another match with my team and try to report here again in November for the upcoming international matches.”
Catalan sports newspaper sports It had previously been written that Messi would return on loan to the club where he has enjoyed so much success from January. With Inter Miami, he missed participating in the playoffs in the Major League Soccer (MLS). He will be active in November when World Cup qualifiers continue with matches against Uruguay and Brazil. “After these matches, I will enjoy a holiday in Argentina with my family. It is the first time I will be free in December. I will return in January to start preparing for next season.”
According to the Catalan sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo Messi will play a training match with Inter Miami on February 17 against Newell’s Old Boys, the youth club he belongs to in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina. The friendly match will be held in the United States.
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