Much greater than his opponents on MLS’s terrains, Lionel Messi also surpasses his wage -level counterparts. The Association of Players of the North American Football Championship has unveiled the emoluments perceived by footballers who scour US lawns. At the top of the pyramid: the Argentinian genius. At 38, the “Pulga” makes its left paw grow up to $ 20.45 million, including bonus, or around 17.45 million euros.
His income is not limited to this sum. The former Barcelona also receives money thanks to his Adidas sponsor, for the sale of Inter Miami jerseys or his agreement to share income from the MLS diffuser, Apple. In total, he would gain around 50 million per year, according to the words made by Jorge Mas, co -owner of the Floridian club, at the time of the arrival of the Argentine star.
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His salary as a footballer is nonetheless impressive, particularly within a championship regulated by a salary ceiling, as in the NBA. In the salaries, the former Parisian is followed by the Italian Lorenzo Insigne and his some 13 million euros raised annually. Sergio Busquets completes the podium with its 7.5 million pocketed each year.
The gap is therefore immense between these stars and the less well paid players in the championship, which have nearly 70,000 euros. Inter Miami, which besides Messi and Busquets also has Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez in its ranks, has accumulated the largest payroll with around 40.2 million euros, according to the team. Note, the gap with the Uruguayan who touches “only” $ 1.5 million this season.
