Lionel Messi is unsurprisingly earning the highest earning playerat Inter Miami.

And the World Cup winner isn’t just the highest earning player currently in the MLS, but is also the biggest earner in the history of the league.

New figures released by the MLS Players Association reveal that the global superstar is earning a whopping $20.4m (£16.8m) per season with his new club.

The Argentine is said to be earning base salary of $12m (£9.8m) with a further $8.4m (£6.9m) coming in the form of guaranteed bonuses and signing on fees.

And those figures are just a drop in the ocean of what he is reported to be earning when his sponsorship deals with Apple, Adidas and Fanatics are taken into account.

Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas previously revealed that all-in-all Messi’s contract would see him earn between “$50m (£41.1m) to $60m (£49.4m) per year”.