Leo Messi He will stop being a Paris Saint-Germain player on June 30. After two seasons in the French capital, the Argentine will face new challenges with Inter Miami, which yesterday confirmed the signing of the former FC Barcelona player. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has finally opted for the offer that came to him from Miami and which represents a new formula never seen before in football.
The Argentinian He was so far the third highest-paid PSG player, behind Neymar JR and, of course, Kylian Mbappé. According to information from L’Equipe, a medium that released the 30 highest salaries in the French league last March, Messi is earning 3,375,000 euros per month, making a total of 40 and a half million euros. Behind the 3,675,000 euros of the Brazilian and the 6 million euros that Bondy is earning per month.
But Messi will not lose money with his decision to cross the pond. The star will earn a lot of money because the MLS and the club offered him a juicy sum in different ways. He will earn 50 million euros per season – about 54 million dollars – and a percentage of the profits from broadcast rights and the cost of MLSPass subscriptions.
And if that was not enough, he will also receive a percentage of the sale of Adidas merchandise from the league; and more benefits such as club shares.
Although MLS has a salary cap for its clubs, the truth is that they also have franchise players (known as designated players) who can get around that limit. Curiously, this rule was imposed so that David Beckham could reach the league, and the Englishman is one of the owners of the new team of the Argentine star. Currently, Inter Miami has two players in this category: the Venezuelan Josef Martínez and the Mexican Rodolfo Pizarro. In this way, the franchise could hire Messi without problems despite far exceeding the salary limit. To hire the third designated player, the franchises must pay a “luxury tax” that is currently around 250,000 euros and is shared with the other MLS teams.
In addition to the annual salary, Messi would also receive as part of his arrival in the United States other not inconsiderable benefits:
Percentage of income from TV rights
Percentage of shares in the franchise
Real estate business in Florida
A field for the AFA (Argentine Football Association) in Miami
Finally, Messi will be the image of the 2024 Copa América, which will take place in the United States, and of the next World Cup in 2026.
2023-06-08 05:34:26
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