Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player, earning £18.5m ($25m) a year with Inter Miami.
His guaranteed compensation rises to £20.9m ($28.3m) after a contract extension signed last October.
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LAFC’s Son Heung-min follows on £7.7m ($10.4m), ahead of Rodrigo de Paul and Hirving Lozano.
Messi, 38, has scored 59 goals in 64 MLS games since joining in 2023, leading Miami to the 2025 MLS Cup and winning back-to-back MVP awards.
