Messi is paid up to $80 million a year by Inter Miami, Mas says

By Daniel Cancel, Bloomberg

Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer superstar, is paid between $70 million and $80 million a year by Inter Miami CF when including equity rights and player compensation, club owner Jorge Mas said.

Messi, 38, signed a new three-year contract at Inter Miami last year, keeping him at the most valuable Major League Soccer franchise into his 40s. The full terms of that contract weren’t made public, but he’s expected to be a partial club owner when he stops playing...