While Messi will earn 43 million in Miami, Salah's incredible salary in US

Messi's decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season was hardly surprising. The two-year experiment had its moments, but did not bear the expected fruit: a Champions League trophy. The Argentine has admitted he wanted to return to Barca, but the scars of his 2021 departure from Camp Nou and a lack of assurances over his arrival meant he opted for MLS side Inter Miami. There was also a lucrative offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.

Messi was reportedly offered a €400m salary to join Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, but has instead opted for a comparatively small salary of €43m at Inter Miami. That will be his salary at the club, although the offer is believed to include complex sponsorship deals with brands such as Apple and Adidas that will earn Messi well in excess of €50m a year for his signing.

Messi may have beaten Ronaldo to the World Cup, but the Portuguese striker now has bragging rights on his salary, if anyone cares. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus striker currently earns €200 million a season at Al-Nassr.

Salah's salary

According to various reports from the United States, MLS wants to keep signing stars and one of them is undoubtedly Mohamed Salah, who had a great season with Liverpool with 30 goals, but he is getting old and will soon have to leave the top competition. Taking into account the salaries they are paying at the moment, Salah could receive an offer of at least double what he is currently earning, that is around 35 million, almost the same as Messi.