MLS splashes out on top 10 players, Messi faces fierce competition.

Messi's Inter Miami club has also spent significantly on transfers, with a total of six new players to date. However, this number pales in comparison to the expensive signings made by their MLS rivals.

Messi and his Inter Miami teammates will face fierce competition in MLS 2025.

In that deal, Atlanta United signed two top players: Miguel Almiron from Newcastle for $10 million and striker Emmanuel Latte Lath (26 years old, from Ivory Coast) from Middlesbrough (both in England) for $22 million.

Atlanta United is the team that eliminated Messi's Inter Miami in the first round of the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs. In the 2025 season, they continued to spend heavily to bolster their ambitions of winning the MLS Cup and competing on equal footing with David Beckham's team in the Eastern Conference.

Other high-profile signings in MLS 2025 include striker Kevin Denkey from Cercle Brugge (Bi) to FC Cincinnati for $15.89 million. Next is Mexican striker Hirving Lozano from PSV to San Diego FC for $12.46 million, followed by Mirto Uzuni ($12.46 million) and Brandon Vazquez ($9.97 million), both joining Austin FC.

Kevin Kelsy moved to Portland Timbers ($6.23 million) and Anders Dreyer to San Diego FC ($5.71 million). These transfer figures are provided by Transfermarkt , according to the Spanish newspaper AS .

With a host of MLS clubs splashing out on new players, the American league has entered the top 10 leagues in the world for spending heavily in the winter transfer market. In total, MLS spent $173.72 million, only slightly less than the Saudi Pro League ($174.41 million) of Saudi Arabia.

Inter Miami signed six new players, but none of them cost more than $10 million.

The MLS's spending on transfers ahead of the 2025 season is currently higher than that of the Argentine league, the Championship (English First Division), Liga MX (Mexico), or even top leagues like the Bundesliga (Germany) and La Liga (Spain).

While the English Premier League still leads with a total expenditure of $519.76 million, followed by Serie A (Italy) with $238.31 million, and Ligue 1 (France) with $209.55 million. Brazil's Brasileirao also invested $181.23 million, including the return of star player Neymar to Santos.

The signings of many top players have made MLS even more competitive. Messi's Inter Miami will certainly face more pressure in the 2025 season. Meanwhile, the league has already seen top stars join since 2024, such as Marco Reus (LA Galaxy), Hugo Lloris, Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC)...

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