LOS ANGELES
\nLionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25 million \u2014 more than twice as much as the next-highest paid player Son Heung-min, the MLS Players Association said Tuesday.
\nThe union\u2019s latest list of player salaries reflected the contract extension Messi signed with Inter Miami in October which will keep him with the Florida outfit through the 2028 campaign.
\nAccording to the figures, Messi\u2019s base salary has doubled while overall the deal will see him make $28.3 million in guaranteed compensation.
\nSouth Korea star Son, the former Tottenham captain who signed with Los Angeles FC last August for a reported MLS record $26 million transfer fee, has a base salary of $10.36 million with total guaranteed compensation of $11.2 million.
\nThe salaries do not include income from endorsement deals, nor does Messi\u2019s compensation reflect his option to acquire a stake in the Florida franchise \u2014 co-owned by David Beckham \u2014 which he joined in 2023.
\nThe 38-year-old Messi, who is expected to lead Argentina\u2019s World Cup title defence starting next month, has 59 goals in 64 MLS regular-season games with Miami. He led the league with 29 goals last season and was named Most Valuable Player for the second straight season.
\nMessi\u2019s Inter Miami and Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul is third on the list with $9.7 million in guaranteed compensation.
\nMexico\u2019s Hirving \u201cChucky\u201d Lozano is fourth on the list with $9.3 million despite the fact that he hasn\u2019t featured for San Diego since November.
\nAtlanta\u2019s Miguel Almiron rounds out the top five with guaranteed compensation of $7.9 million.
\nTotal league compensation was listed at $631 million, with the average guaranteed compensation $688,816 \u2014 an 8.9% rise from figures released last October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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