O salário total de Lionel Messi na MLS chega a US$ 20 milhões – mas há um novo número 2
Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in MLS but now has some company in the eight-figure club.
The Argentina superstar and 2022 World Cup winner is joined by LAFC forward Son Heung-min, who has a salary of $10,368,750 and total compensation of $11,152,852. Both those figures are still behind Messi’s $12 million salary (and $20,446,667 total compensation) from Inter Miami.
Son joined LAFC this summer after a storied career at Tottenham Hotspur and is expected to captain South Korea at the 2026 World Cup.
Messi’s total package is from his initial MLS deal, which runs through the 2025 season, including any marketing bonus and agent’s fees. They do not account for any additional agreements with the team or its affiliates, or for any performance bonuses. Miami said last week Messi had agreed to a new deal through 2028.
The top 10 players are as follows:
| Player | Club | Base Salary | Guaranteed Compensation |
| Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | $12,000,000 | $20,446,667 |
| Son Heung-min | LAFC | $10,368,750 | $11,152,852 |
| Sergio Busquets | Inter Miami | $8,499,996 | $8,774,996 |
| Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United | $6,056,000 | $7,871,000 |
| Hirving Lozano | San Diego FC | $6,000,000 | $7,633,333 |
| Emil Forsberg | New York Red Bulls | $5,405,000 | $6,035,625 |
| Jordi Alba | Inter Miami | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Riqui Puig | LA Galaxy | $5,125,000 | $5,779,688 |
| Jonathan Bamba | Chicago Fire | $5,000,000 | $5,581,806 |
| Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | $3,900,000 | $5,311,667 |
| Christian Benteke | DC United | $4,500,000 | $4,937,500 |
O companheiro de equipe de Messi, Sergio Busquets, é o terceiro na liga, com mais de US$ 8,8 milhões em compensação. O vencedor da Copa do Mundo de 2010 se aposentará no final desta temporada. O meio-campista Rodrigo De Paul, novo companheiro de Messi em Miami, tem salário de US$ 1,5 milhão e remuneração total de US$ 3.619.320.
Os dados foram divulgados pela MLS Players Association na quarta-feira.
Outras adições notáveis à liga durante o período de assinatura do verão incluíram o ala de San Diego Hirving “Chucky” Lozano ($ 6 milhões / $ 7.633.333), o ala do Chicago Jonathan Bamba ($ 5 milhões / $ 5.581.806), o ala Wilfried Zaha ($ 2.666.667), o meio-campista Vancouver 7 Thomas Thomas ($ 1.284 $ 456 / $ 1.436.956), O atacante do Columbus Wessam Abou Ali (US$ 1,8 milhão/US$ 2.157.375) e o atacante do Philadelphia Milan Iloski (US$ 500.000/US$ 552.569).
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