Lionel Messi’s salary at Inter Miami is far less than that of C.Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, but the Argentine superstar will enjoy unique benefits in the American Professional League (MLS).
Yesterday, Inter Miami club announced the successful recruitment of Messi from PSG on a free transfer. This is surprising information because before that, many rumors speculated that El Pulga would go to Saudi Arabia to play with a salary of 300 million USD per year.
However, in the end, the Argentine superstar chose the United States as the next destination in his career. As revealed by ESPN (USA), Messi’s salary at the new club is “much more modest” than the treatment he could receive if he went to Saudi Arabia to play.
Specifically, Messi will be paid $ 54 million per year at Inter Miami. This figure is only a small part of C.Ronaldo’s $200 million annual income at Al Nassr Club. However, Messi is not too disadvantaged when choosing to come to Inter Miami. Because in this player’s contract, Inter Miami has included a unique clause.
First, Messi has the option to become a co-owner of Inter Miami Club. Currently, this club is valued at 600 million USD. The current president of Inter Miami is former player David Beckham.
Although Messi has yet to make his Inter Miami debut, he can see the great attraction of this player. Previously, tickets to the matches of this club usually ranged from 30-100 USD/ticket. But now that number has doubled. Ticket prices for the Inter Miami match against Cruz Azul on July 21 have been pushed up to $329. Similarly, tickets to the Inter Miami match against the New York Red Bulls have increased from $30 to $401.
Therefore, becoming a co-owner of Inter Miami can help Messi gain future benefits thanks to his own name.
The second clause also helps Messi get a great income. Accordingly, the Apple TV channel will share profits from the American Professional Awards (MLS) broadcasting service to El Pulga. Recently, Apple TV has just announced a 10-year TV rights contract worth $ 2.5 billion with MLS.
Adidas also has a $1 billion lifetime deal with Messi. That shows that despite refusing a “huge” contract from Saudi Arabia, Messi still promises to have a great income when he comes to the US to play.
Explaining the reason for joining Inter Miami, Messi said: “The truth is that the economy has never been an issue or created an obstacle for me. We have never talked about the contract with Barcelona. There is a word. the proposal passed but there is no official document nor my signature I don’t know if it is possible or not.
If it’s because of money problems, I can absolutely go to Saudi Arabia or another place to play. I received a huge offer, but my decision to go the other way is not for the money.”
According to sources from the US press, Messi may make his Inter Miami debut in the match against Charlotte FC on August 21. Until June 30, El Pulga’s contract with PSG expired. In addition, until July 7, Inter Miami was only allowed to register to play for El Pulga, so the debut of the 2022 world champion is expected to be delayed for a long time.
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