"Lionel Messi is receiving even more on his second MLS contract, as unveiled in the MLS Players Association's latest drop of player salary information. The union drops offer a fascinating lens into MLS squad construction, a chance to play sporting director and give pass/fail verdicts on roster construction across the 30-team circuit. The Argentinian whose take-home figure does not include additional amounts earned via Apple streaming subscriptions or jersey sales through Adidas and Fanatics remains far and away MLS's top earner, receiving $28.3m in his fourth season with Inter Miami."
"Son Heung-min ranks second, with Los Angeles FC paying the Tottenham icon $11.2m, while Rodrigo De Paul joins Messi on the podium not as his bodyguard but as the earner of a $9.7m income. The top earners in MLS Messi's new contract keeps him at an unprecedented rate of income. Only one team spends more across its entire roster than Miami pays Messi alone, with LAFC rostering the league's only other eight-figure earner."
"While these figures don't include transfer fees and therefore don't tell the whole picture of a team's investment in its roster, it is striking that each conference's worst performer thus far harbor the league's two lowest wage bills: Sporting Kansas City ($12.4m) and the Philadelphia Union ($11.7m). While San Diego FC's first year largely went from strength to strength, these figures illustrate the bind they've put themselves in regarding Hirving Chucky Lozano."
"The team are 13th in the West, albeit just three points behind the final playoff position. After benching him during the postseason for behavioral reasons, sporting director Tyler Heaps told the media Lozano would not play for the club again despite having not sorted out his exit plan. The public comment has proved to be a negotiating faux pas, giving suitors every reason to hold out for the best deal possible. The 30-year-old is guaranteed to be paid $9.3m this year without having played a minute, almost triple"
Lionel Messi is set to receive $28.3m in his fourth MLS season with Inter Miami under a second contract. Son Heung-min ranks second at $11.2m with Los Angeles FC, and Rodrigo De Paul ranks third at $9.7m. Messi remains far ahead of other MLS earners, with only one team spending more across its entire roster than Miami pays Messi alone. Transfer fees are not included in the salary figures, but the wage bills still show patterns across conferences. Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union hold the two lowest wage bills and are associated with the conferences’ worst performers. San Diego FC faces a bind over Hirving “Chucky” Lozano after public comments about his future, while he is guaranteed $9.3m this year without playing.
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