The Herons’ salary budget has increased, despite having fewer players and more stars. Messi remains the highest-paid player in MLS.
Eduardo Burgos Rodríguezedu17burgosAndy HallUpdate: May 16th, 2024 12:14 EDT0
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The MLS continues to grow, gaining cachet every year in terms of both importance and the salaries which players receive. Lionel Messi’s arrival caused a huge economic injection for the league, with announcements of new alliances with global, blue chip companies such as Apple, Visa, Adidas, AiT&T, Coca-Cola and Heineken, to name a few. Thanks to the money being invested, the league is now able to compete head-to-head with other markets on the continent, although it is still a long way off being able to match Saudi Arabia, its great international rival.
Here are some add'l notable #MLS player salaries:Hany Mukhtar: $5.2M (up 63%)Walker Zimmerman: $3.46M (up 68%)Alan Pulido: $3.6M (up 64%)Diego Rossi: $3.4M (up 27%)Hugo Cuypers: $3.5MJoseph Paintsil: $3.4MRyan Gauld: $2.985M (up 19%)Riqui Puig: $2.45M (up 41%)
— MLS Box-To-Box (@MLS_Box2Box) May 15, 2024
In the absence of hard, concrete numbers, the first leaks of this year places Inter Miami as the team with the most spending on playing staff. The Fort Lauderdale franchise will have a fixed expense during the 2024 season of almost $42 million. Out of all of the players on the roster, Messi will take practically half of the pie with a $20 million cut – well ahead of other Designated Players like Jordi Aba with $1.25 million) and Leo Campana with $2.2 million. Although the Argentine can almost triple his salary with other endorsements and ventures (between 50 and 60 million dollars), Inter Miami is only responsible for half of the contract. Other external sponsors such as Adidas and Apple take care of the rest of it.
So with the latest MLS Salary Report. With revenue north of $2B annual MLS is spending 25-26% of revenue on player budget. I think the league should aim to get that to 40% a 60/40 55/45 split it ideal. See salary report link in thread. pic.twitter.com/qNrvgoUrMC
— Edwin Games (@EdwinGames4) May 15, 2024
How much does Luis Suárez earn at Inter Miami?
Recent arrival like Luis Suárez earns a salary of around $1.5 million – a quarter of what he earned in Brazil with Grêmio ($6 million), and less than LA Galaxy star Riqui Puig ($2.45 million, 41% more), Nashville midfielder Hany Mukhtar ($5.2 million, 63% more) or Italian forward Lorenzo Insigne ($15.4 million), who is the second highest-paid player in the MLS.
