CNN —Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi is to earn between $50 and $60 million per year when he joins Inter Miami, the club’s part-owner Jorge Mas told Spanish publication El Pais in an interview.
The lower of those figures would make Messi the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer (MLS) by over $40 million, according to sports salary tracker Spotrac.
According to that site, Xherdan Shaqiri currently earns the most in the league with an annual wage of $8,153,000.
Mas named Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez as players the team had talked to, as well as Messi’s compatriot Angel Di Maria, most recently of Juventus.
Messi is reportedly due to make his debut for the club on July 21 against Mexican side Cruz Azul.
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