Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min tops Major League Soccer's summer signings with an annual salary of $10.4 million and total compensation of $11.2 million, making him the second-highest paid player behind Inter Miami's Lionel Messi.
Son joined LAFC in August after more than a decade with Tottenham and scored nine goals in 10 regular seasons. MLS matches.
Messi receives an annual salary of $12 million and total compensation of $20.4 million from Inter Miami. These figures include what Messi will receive from his initial MLS contract, which runs until the 2025 season, including any marketing bonuses and agent fees. They do not take into account any additional agreements with the team or its affiliates, or any performance bonuses.
Miami announced last week that Messi had agreed to a new deal until 2028.
Midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, Messi's new teammate in Miami, has an annual salary of $1.5 million and total compensation of $3,619,320.
Other notable additions to the league during the summer signing window include San Diego winger Irving “Chucky” Lozano ($6 million/$7.6 million), Chicago winger Jonathan Bamba ($5 million/$5.6 million), Charlotte winger Wilfried Zaha ($2.7 million/$2.8 million), Vancouver midfielder Thomas Mueller ($1.3 million/$1.4 million) dollars), Columbus forward Wessam. Abu Ali ($1.8 million/$2.2 million) and Philadelphia forward Milan Iloski ($500,000/$552,569).
