{"id":238921,"date":"2023-10-19T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238921"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:52:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:52:02","slug":"lionel-messis-salary-published-by-mls-with-inter-miami-stars-staggering-wages-putting-rivals-to-shame-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/lionel-messis-salary-published-by-mls-with-inter-miami-stars-staggering-wages-putting-rivals-to-shame-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi&#x27;s salary published by MLS with Inter Miami star&#x27;s staggering wages putting rivals to shame | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIONEL MESSI is unsurprisingly earning the big bucks at Inter Miami. <\/p>\n<p>And the World Cup winner isn&#x27;t just the highest earning player currently in the MLS, but is also the biggest earner in the history of the league.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/inter-miamis-argentine-forward-lionel-834119776.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/argentine-superstar-lionel-messi-poses-832313151.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>New figures released by the MLS Players Association reveal that the global superstar is earning a whopping $20.4m (\u00a316.8m) per season with his new club. <\/p>\n<p>The Argentine is said to be earning base salary of $12m (\u00a39.8m) with a further $8.4m (\u00a36.9m) coming in the form of guaranteed bonuses and signing on fees.<\/p>\n<p>And those figures are just a drop in the ocean of what he is reported to be earning when his sponsorship deals with Apple, Adidas and Fanatics are taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas previously revealed that all-in-all Messi&#x27;s contract would see him earn between &quot;$50m (\u00a341.1m) to $60m (\u00a349.4m) per year&quot;. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ON MESSI<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rolex-thesun-1500x1000-a-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rolex-thesun-1500x1000-a-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rolex-thesun-1500x1000-a-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ROL UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Win two Rolex watches or \u00a315,000 cash from just 54p with our discount code <\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-WORLDS-HIGHEST-PAID-FOOTBALLERS_COMBO.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-WORLDS-HIGHEST-PAID-FOOTBALLERS_COMBO.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-WORLDS-HIGHEST-PAID-FOOTBALLERS_COMBO.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RICH MAN&#x27;S WORLD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ronaldo best-paid footballer on planet as Saudi league dominates top ten<\/h3>\n<p>But even without his added sponsorships, Messi dwarves his competitors in the battle for the biggest pay cheque. <\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Insigne is the league&#x27;s second highest earner, collecting $15.4m (\u00a312.7m) from Toronto FC each season. <\/p>\n<p>While former Liverpool man Xherdan Shaqiri earns the third most in the MLS with his $8.1m (\u00a36.7m) per season contract.<\/p>\n<p>In fact Messi is earning so much that he personally pockets more money from Inter Miami than the entire wage bill of 25 of the teams in the MLS. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24458920.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FINAL WHISTLE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>BBC axe top football show less than a month after Scott &#038; 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