Lionel Messi gets $20.4 mn at Inter Miami, more than 21 teams’ entire payrolls in MLS
Major League Football Players Association said in a statement on Wednesday, Messi’s basic compensation is 12 million dollars, he said.
The fee covers the MLS agreement in the 2025 season, including any marketing bonus and the representative’s fees. However, it does not disclose any additional agreement with the team or affiliated organizations or any performance bonus.
The average warranty compensation of $ 649.120 increased by 9.2% from $ 594,389 in May 2024.
Messi’s team, at the end of last season from $ 41.7 million as of May 23, a payroll record of $ 46.8 million broke. Miami’s payroll was twice the Toronto ($ 34.1 million) and all teams except Atlanta ($ 27.6 million).
Cincinna was fourth at $ 23.2 million, followed by the champion La Galaxy ($ 22.9 million), Los Angeles FC ($ 22.4 million) and Chicago ($ 22.1 million). Expansion San Diego was 10th at $ 20 million. The lowest payroll of the league 30 teams is slightly less than $ 12 million to the Montreal30 teams. ($ 7.871,000), San Diego wing player Hirving Lausano ($ 7.633.333),
At the beginning of last season, eleven players from nine earned $ 5 million or more, and $ 50, $ 2 million or higher.
