The national captain has an annual income of more than $20 million. Driussi, former River, are in fifth place with almost US$ 7 million.
Lionel Messi transformed the MLS. Not only for repositioning the American Soccer League on the world map but also for the dance of the millions that surround it. So much so that the MLS Player Association He published the official salaries of the players in the last few hours and the captain of the Argentine National Team has the highest contract.
The “Flea”, undisputed figure of the Inter Miamihas a total annual salary of just over US$20 million, with a clear 25% advantage over his immediate pursuer, the Italian Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC), who barely exceeds US$15 million.
In addition to Messi, another Argentine is part of the select group of the five highest-paid soccer players in the MLS: Sebastián Driussi, from Austin FC, earns more than $6.7 million.
The Top 10 MLS salaries in dollars
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami): 20,400,000
Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC): 15,400,000
Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami): 8,800,000
Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): 8,200,000
Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC): 6,700,000
Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC): 6,300,000
Emil Forsberg (New York RB): 6,000,000
Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo): 5,200,000
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville): 5,200,000
Carles Gil (New England Revolution): 4,500,000
Source: Ambito
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