Messi broke another record: he became the highest paid athlete in the United States

After landing in inter miami and the recent great goal from a free kick that enabled the team to win Tata Martino against Cruz Azul, Lionel Messi lives a dream present in his short stay in USA.

Feted and pampered like few others, the ten Argentine was the great center of attention since his arrival in the state of La Floridaand he did not stop signing autographs and taking photos with the fans.

Although Messi not only caught the attention of the fans of the inter miamibut also captured the admiration of opposing soccer players and great stars of American and world sports such as David Beckham, LeBron James and Serena Williams.

While Beckham was moved by the exquisite and cinematographic punch of the ten, LeBron James and Serena Williams They did not take their fingers out of their cell phones trying to film a moment that will be stored in their retinas for a lifetime.

Precisely, and speaking of sports stars, Messi also sets trends outside the spheres of inter miami. It is that since he set foot on American soil, the new world champion with the Argentine National Team became the highest paid athlete in the country. A true revolution.

What figures does Lionel Messi surpass

According to the information collected by Infobae, Messi will remain in your pocket with a sum of 150 million for a two and a half year deal. With said salary, the Argentine ten will exceed the 54.4 million of the Serbian Nikola Jokic (nba), the Lamar Jackson’s 52 (NFL)the 43.3 by Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander (MLB) and the 12.6 by Nathan MacKinnon (NHL), the main referents in each of the main competitions of American sports.

These are Lionel Messi’s numbers

-Annual salary: 55 million dollars

-Federal Tax (37%): 20.35 million

-Tax in Florida (0%): 0.

-Percentage for agent: 0.

-Jock tax (paid for working in other states, estimated 3%): 1.64m

-FICA tax (health and social insurance, estimated 1%): 1.29m

Total annual earnings: $31.7 million