Since Messi joined Major League Soccer, more and more players have begun to pay attention to Major League Soccer, and now Inter Miami Club has signed Messi and many of his old friends. Inter Miami will no longer be the MLS belly team next season, and they will certainly make a huge difference in MLS.
Messi and his friends came to play in the Major League League, in fact, they gave up a lot of economic interests, Messi can get an annual salary of 200 million euros if he goes to the Saudi league, and Busquets, Alba, and Suarez can easily get a big contract of more than 10 million euros when they go to the Saudi league, but all four of them gave up their high salaries and chose brother football.
Here's a look at Messi and his friends recruited by Inter Miami:
1.Messi, 36, Argentine striker, currently earns $54 million a year;
In July 2023, Messi joined Inter Miami on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain;
Messi signed a contract with Inter Miami until 2025;
2.Sergio Busquets, 35, is a Spanish midfielder who currently earns $1.6 million a year
In July 2023, Sergio Busquets joined Inter Miami on a free transfer from Barcelona
Sergio Busquets has signed a contract with Inter Miami until 2025;
3.Alba, 34, is a Spanish defender who currently earns $1.6 million a year
In July 2023, Alba joined Inter Miami on a free transfer from Barcelona
Alba has signed a contract with Inter Miami until 2024 with a one-year right of first refusal
4.Suarez, 36, Uruguayan striker, is expected to earn $1.6 million a year;
In January 2024, Suarez joined Inter Miami on a free transfer from Gremio
Suarez has signed a contract with Inter Miami until 2025, with the player having a one-year right of first refusal
Major League Soccer has a very strict system, in order to ensure the balanced development of each team, they have their own salary cap system, and in order to improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the team, each team is allowed to have three specially designated players (known as "DP" in the MLS), and the salary of these three players is not included in the team's salary cap. Inter Miami's introduction of Messi is also a special clause of the MLS, so Inter Miami can have three DPs in addition to Messi, but the salary cap of these three DPs is only $1.6 million.