Lionel Messi earned more than the entire payrolls of 22 other MLS teams in 2024

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi earned much than nan full payrolls of 22 different Major League Soccer teams, and Olivier Giroud has $3,675,000 successful annualized full compensation nether nan statement he signed to subordinate Los Angeles FC successful July.

The Major League Soccer Players Association released its salary update on Thursday and Messi’s $12 cardinal guidelines net and $20,446,667 successful full compensation from Inter Miami remained nan aforesaid arsenic successful nan first listing successful May.

Those figures screen what Messi receives from his MLS deal, which runs done nan 2025 season, including immoderate trading prize and agent’s fees.

They do not relationship for immoderate further agreements pinch nan squad aliases its affiliates, aliases for immoderate capacity bonuses.

Average guaranteed compensation roseate 9.8% to $596,226 from $543,207.

Miami, nan league’s regular-season Supporters Shield champion, led nan convention pinch a grounds $41.7 cardinal payroll, double each but Toronto ($31.8 million), Los Angeles FC ($22.1 million), nan LA Galaxy ($22 million) and Nashville ($21.9 million).

Players connected Cincinnati ($21 million) and Houston ($20.5 million) also totaled much than Messi.

Montreal ($11.4 million), Philadelphia ($13.8 million) and Dallas ($13.9 million) are among nan lowest payrolls.

Giroud, a 38-year-old striker, joined LA successful July connected a free transportation from AC Milan. He has a $2.8 cardinal annualized net for 2024.

Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets is 2nd successful nan convention successful net astatine $8,499,996 and has $8,774,996 successful full compensation.

Toronto winger Lorenzo Insigne has a $7.5 cardinal net and $15.4 cardinal successful full compensation.

Other notable players who joined MLS during nan summertime transportation model included Houston guardant Ezequiel Ponce ($2.56 cardinal salary, $2,822,200 full compensation), St. Louis midfielder Marcel Hartel ($1,797,600, $2,183,113), Atlanta midfielder Alexey Miranchuk ($2.4 million, $3,685,441), Salt Lake midfielder Diogo Gonçalves ($1.65 million, $1,797,108), Minnesota guardant Kelvin Yeboah ($1,225,000), New York Red Bulls midfielder Felipe Carballo ($1.02 million, $1,169,777), Cincinnati defender Chidozie Awaziem ($1.08 million, $1,205,675), Austin winger Osman Bukari ($1 million) and LA Galaxy midfielder Marco Reus ($960,000, $1,216,667).

Among Americans returning to MLS were Colorado correct backmost Reggie Cannon ($750,000, $841,500) and Charlotte defender Tim Ream ($500,000, $577,500).

Former New England guardant Jozy Altidore was listed arsenic an MLS excavation subordinate astatine $1,683,750 successful net and $2,242,574 successful full compensation. Former Toronto subordinate Michael Bradley was listed arsenic retired pinch salary and full compensation of $725,000.