Lionel Messi could obviously have touched much more by going into Saudi Arabia. This is evidenced by the salary received by Cristiano Ronaldo since his arrival in Al-Nassr: almost 200 million euros per year. However, the Argentinian did not have to reduce his lifestyle too much by joining Inter Miami after having had to leave PSG.
While he received a little less than € 30 million in the capital, the former Barcelona has some $ 20.5 million in Miami, or € 17.6 million. This guaranteed remuneration consists of a basic salary of $ 12 million (11 million euros) and various bonuses. However, it does not take into account the additional income from Argentinian thanks to its sponsorship contracts (Adidas, Apple, etc.).
These € 17.6 M € annually worth in Lionel Messi to be unsurprisingly the best paid player in the American championship. He is ahead of the Italian international Lorenzo insignia, whose salary in Toronto amounts to € 13.2 million, as well as his teammate Sergio Busquets, paid € 7.3 million.
Giroud and Lloris far from the account
While the Paraguayan midfielder of Atlanta Miguel Almirón and the Mexican striker of San Diego Hirving Lozano complete the top 5 with respectively € 6.8 and € 6.5 million, no French international appears in the Top 10.
If Jonathan Bamba, native of Alfortville and passed by Saint-Etienne, Paris FC and especially Lille, points to 10e Place with € 4.8 million, Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud, both at Los Angeles FC, are further. The top scorer in the history of the Blues perceives around € 3 million per year and his former captain in the French team is satisfied with a salary of 300,000 euros.
