Inter Miami leadership reveals Lionel Messi's high salary

According to the revelation of President Jorge Mas, co-owner of Inter Miami Club, star Lionel Messi will receive a very generous salary when joining the American team this summer.

Lionel Messi will also receive a high salary at Inter Miami. (Source: Getty Images/Goal)

* Messi decided to join Inter Miami last month before his contract at Paris Saint Germain (PSG) ended on June 30.

Messi's decision to join Inter Miami was quite surprising as he was being pursued by both Barcelona and Saudi Arabia's wealthy club, Al Hilal.

Many sources say that Messi has received an offer of between 400 and 600 million Euros for a two-year term at Al Hilal.

However, Messi refused this attractive offer and chose a new destination in the US professional soccer league (MLS).

The captain of the Argentina national team stressed that his move to Inter Miami was not just about money. However, according to the revelation of Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas, Messi's salary is also very generous, although not much more than at Al Hilal.

Accordingly, sharing with Forbes , Jorge Mas revealed that Messi's contract value is about 60 million USD/year. "It took me 3 years to convince Messi to sign a contract with Inter Miami. Especially the last year and a half was very tense to get his signature," Jorge Mas said.

"I had a lot of conversations with Jorge Messi (Messi's father and agent). President David Beckham also spoke to Leo but only about football, because he is a former player," Mas added.

Jorge Mas also said that he personally met and talked with Messi in Barcelona, ​​Miami, Rosario and Doha to convince the Argentine star. He even spent time watching the Argentine team play at the 2022 World Cup with the hope of bringing Messi to MLS.

Meanwhile, Forbes believes that Messi has the opportunity to return to the position of the highest-paid player in the world by 2024. This is because Messi will receive other income from advertising and other commercial deals, especially the exclusive contract with Apple.

Lionel Messi is currently in second place on the Forbes list with $130 million, behind the leader Cristiano Ronaldo with $136 million.

Lionel Messi and Mr. Jorge Mas. (Source: Marca)

* Inter Miami's big boss also confirmed that, after Busquets, there is a possibility that Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez will come to play with Messi, while Sergio Ramos could also join.

Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas told El Pais : "Two or three more players will come. We have spoken with Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez has a contract and a release clause (with Gremio). I don't know if it will happen or not."

“All announcements will be made before July 15,” added the Inter Miami boss.

After convincing Messi to play in the US, Inter Miami signed Sergio Busquets, who left the Nou Camp this summer, having played with Messi for many years at Barca and they still maintain a close relationship off the pitch.

Everyone knows that Messi's "Barca close friends" also include Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez and the team, which David Beckham co-owns, is looking for a way for them to play together.

Jordi Alba, who also left Barca this summer (a year ahead of his contract), is almost done, while Luis Suarez is still waiting to negotiate with Gremio. But there is also information that the Uruguayan striker is considering retirement due to chronic injuries.

In addition, Inter Miami also brought former Barca captain and fellow countryman Tata Martino to work with them.

Messi could also reunite with Sergio Ramos, his "arch-enemy in La Liga", but he became teammates at PSG for the past two seasons, before both parted ways this summer.

Sergio Ramos is reportedly in active talks with Inter Miami.

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