UNVEILED: Inter Miami reveals Lionel Messi’s actual contract detailing his salary and Apple share deal
Messi leapfrogs Xerdan Shakiri as the highest earner in the league.
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Messi has lucrative clauses in contract (Credits- Front office Sports)
According to Jorge Mas, the majority owner of Inter Miami, Lionel Messi would make between $50 and $60 million annually when he joins the team. Messi thus becomes the highest-paid player in the MLS, which will be monumental factoring in the Apple TV and Adidas clauses in his contract from which he is going to earn a considerable amount.
The current highest earner in the MLS is Xherdan Shaqiri, who earns $8 million a year. Messi thus is set to earn almost seven times that amount. Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi’s longtime rival earns $75 million a year, playing in Saudi Arabia. However, Jorge Mas did confirm the additional clauses of Messi’s contract.
He will be earning a profit share from all apparel of MLS, which is sold by Adidas. Messi will also earn a percentage of revenue from Apple TV, which is the official streaming partner of the MLS. Mas also confirmed that Messi will indeed be offered part ownership of Inter Miami CF.
Mas revealed to El Pais that negotiations around Messi’s arrival lasted three years, involving Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, as well as Mas’ fellow co-owner David Beckham, who spoke to Messi “only about the football side of things.” Mas also stated that Messi’s arrival “will elevate the league to another level” into “one of the two or three best leagues in the world.”
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Inter Miami persuading Sergio Ramos
Inter Miami is revolutionizing football in America. By announcing the acquisitions of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets in recent weeks, Inter Miami stunned the football world. And right now, it seems that they will hire another former La Liga great.
Sergio Ramos, former defender for Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, is in talks with an MLS team. The Spanish World Cup champion was Messi and Busquets’ main competition, as the captain of arch-rivals Real Madrid. Messi and Ramos often got into altercations on the pitch. He finally shared the field with the Argentine for the last two years of his career at PSG.
According to reports, the defender wanted to remain in Paris, but PSG decided not to extend him a new contract. The 37-year-old has been connected with Sevilla and several Saudi Arabian teams, but it seems that he will be a part of Florida’s “La Liga revolution“. Ramos will undoubtedly assist Inter Miami, which now ranks dead last in its conference.
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