Lionel Messi's "huge" salary far surpasses the rest

(Dan Tri) - According to the latest data from the Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA), Messi is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer (MLS), far surpassing the rest.

Accordingly, Messi is receiving a salary of up to 20.4 million USD per year at Inter Miami. However, that is only a part of Messi's income in the US. This player is estimated to receive 50-60 million USD if including the sharing from the television copyright agreement with Apple TV.

Messi has the highest income in MLS (Photo: Getty).

In fact, Messi's salary is larger than the total salary of 22 other teams in the league. Inter Miami also leads the MLS salary table with $41.7 million per year. The heavy investment has helped the team to rise.

Inter Miami recently won the Supporters' Shield (most points in the MLS scoring period) with a record 74 points. Thanks to that, they have won a ticket to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup next year.

The arrival of the Argentine superstar has contributed to a 9.7% increase in the average salary of MLS players, reaching $596,226 per year.

Messi creates an effect, helping MLS attract stars (Photo: MLS).

Messi's salary far exceeds the rest of the league. The next positions in MLS are Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC, $15.4 million/year), Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami, $8.77 million/year), Sebastían Driussi (Austin FC, $6.7 million/year) and Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC, $6.3 million/year).

Messi's appearance also helped the tournament attract many stars such as Ezequiel Ponce, Alexey Miranchuk... last summer.

That is also the effect that C.Ronaldo created in the Saudi Arabian league. After the Portuguese player appeared, the highest league in Saudi Arabia attracted a series of big stars of world football such as Benzema, Neymar... to join. CR7's income is also among the highest in the world with 287 million USD per year (including 217 million USD in salary).

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