Messi earns $70-80m a year from InterMiami and MLS deals

March 8 – Few players in the history of the game have changed the economics of a club quite like Lionel Messi has at Inter Miami CF.

Club owner Jorge Mas revealed this week that Messi’s total compensation package sits somewhere between $70 million and $80 million per year once every element of the agreement is factored in. This includes Messi’s eventual ownership stake in the club.

“The reason that I need to have sponsors and for them to be world class is because players are expensive,” Mas said.