Messi decided to refuse very high salaries from Saudi Arabian clubs to move to the US to play for Inter Miami last summer. Although this player’s fixed salary at Inter Miami is only about 20 million USD/year (after taxes), he still has a sky-high income thanks to the trade agreement.

According to the agreement with Apple TV, Messi will earn from 50 to 60 million USD from image copyright fees. Besides, this player also received another 55 million USD from advertising money. That helped Messi rise to become the second highest-paid player in the world with 135 million USD.

The leader in the world right now is C.Ronaldo. The Portuguese player receives 200 million USD per year at Saudi Arabia Club. This amount includes salary, bonuses and promotional activities for Saudi Arabia.

In fact, Messi receives a salary no less than a king in America. With only a salary of 20 million USD, this player has a higher income than the entire payroll of most teams in the US Professional League, except for 4 teams including Toronto FC, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles FC and Inter Miami. .

In addition, this player signs contracts with partners based on revenue. This means that the greater Messi’s appeal, the more money this player receives from his partner. That is a rare player who is “treated” in such a special way when playing football in America.

Messi has just ended his first season at Inter Miami. This club was unsuccessful when it could not win a ticket to the championship play-off round. Inter Miami’s decline came at the end of the season when Messi got injured.

After the end of the season, Messi and Inter Miami will go to China to tour in November. The ambition of the club’s owner is to turn Inter Miami into a global team. Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas expects the club’s revenue to double and believes the team could be worth up to $1.5 billion by 2024.