Messi decided to join Inter Miami last month before his contract at Paris Saint Germain (PSG) ends on June 30.

Messi’s decision to join Inter Miami was quite surprising when he was sought by both Barcelona as well as the wealthy Saudi club, Al Hilal.

Many sources claim that Messi has received offers between 400 and 600 million euros for a two-year period at Al Hilal. However, Messi refused this attractive offer and chose a new stop at the American professional football tournament (MLS).

The captain of the Argentina national team stressed that his move to Inter Miami was not just for the money. However, as revealed by Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas, Messi’s salary is also very good, although not too much compared to Al Hilal.

Accordingly, sharing with Forbes , Jorge Mas revealed that Messi’s contract value is about 60 million USD/year. “It took me three years to convince Messi to sign for Inter Miami. Especially the last year and a half has been very stressful to get his signature”, said Jorge Mas.

“I had a lot of conversations with Mr. Jorge Messi (who is Messi’s father and agent.) Chairman David Beckham also spoke with Leo but only about football, because he is a former player. ,” added Mas.

Jorge Mas also said that he himself met and talked with Messi in Barcelona, Miami, Rosario and Doha to convince the Argentine star. He even spent time watching Argentina play at the 2022 World Cup with the expectation of bringing Messi to the MLS to play.

Meanwhile, Forbes believes that Messi has a chance to return to the position of the highest paid player in the world by 2024. This is because Messi will receive other income from advertising and commercial transactions. other trades, especially an exclusive contract with Apple.

Lionel Messi is currently in second place on the Forbes list with $130 million, less than the leader Cristiano Ronaldo with $136 million.