MLS Franchise Owner Tom Sanderson Contributor Jul 2, 2023, 11:21am EDT Lionel Messi's Inter Miami Salary Details Revealed
Lionel Messi will earn between $50 and $60 million per year.
Lionel [+] has been confirmed as the co-owner of Inter Miami.
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Jorge Mas, the co-owner of MLS franchise Inter Miami, has revealed to Spanish daily El Pais how much Lionel Messi will be paid by his new team.
When his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired last month, Messi chose Inter Miami over offers from former club FC Barcelona and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
After concluding the European season and playing a friendly for his World Cup-winning national team, the Argentine has yet to make his US debut.Subscribe to SPORTSMONEY
MLS Franchise Owner Tom Sanderson Contributor Jul 2, 2023, 11:21am EDT Lionel Messi's Inter Miami Salary Details Revealed
Lionel Messi will earn between $50 and $60 million per year.
Lionel [+] has been confirmed as the co-owner of Inter Miami.
GETTY PICTURES
Jorge Mas, the co-owner of MLS franchise Inter Miami, has revealed to Spanish daily El Pais how much Lionel Messi will be paid by his new team.
When his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired last month, Messi chose Inter Miami over offers from former club FC Barcelona and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
After concluding the European season and playing a friendly for his World Cup-winning national team, the Argentine has yet to make his US debut."I spent three years on it, a year and a half very intensely," Mas said of his pursuit of Messi.
"I had numerous conversations with [Messi's father and agent] Jorge." David [Beckham] only talked to Leo about football because he was a player.
"I saw it completed at the end of May." I didn't want him to feel pressed. We talked in Barcelona, Miami, Rosario, and Doha, among other places. I spent the entire World Cup in Qatar, cheering on Argentina.
"The AppleAAPL contract was very important to close the deal," Mas added, referring to the technology giant's 10-year, $2.5 billion pact with the MLS in February.
Despite the fact that Inter Miami's pay package pales in comparison to the reported €500 million ($545 million) per year offer Al-Hilal tabled, Messi could still return to the top of Forbes' list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes in 2024 with help from his other endorsements and new partnership deals acquired in the United States.
Messi was pipped to the top spot on Forbes' list in May by generational rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned $136 million to Messi's $130 million.
However, ESPN stated that Messi is scheduled to receive a part of money from Apple's Live Pass for MLS fans when memberships increase due to his presence in the league.
The Independent further stated that sources informed them that the MLS's
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