Messi doubles MLS base salary to make $28m a year at Inter Miami
Key takeaways
- Miami and Argentina player earns more more than twice as much as the second-highest-paid player in Major League Soccer.
- According to the figures released on Tuesday, Messi’s base salary has doubled, while overall the deal will see him make $28.3m in guaranteed compensation.
- The union’s latest list of player salaries reflected the contract extension Messi signed with Inter Miami in October, which will keep him with the Florida outfit through the 2028 campaign.
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Miami and Argentina player earns more more than twice as much as the second-highest-paid player in Major League Soccer.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami in Major League Soccer in 2023 and has been its highest paid athlete [Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images via AFP]By AFPPublished On 13 May 202613 May 2026Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25m, more than twice as much as the next-highest-paid player, Son Heung-min, the MLS Players Association says.
According to the figures released on Tuesday, Messi’s base salary has doubled, while overall the deal will see him make $28.3m in guaranteed compensation.