Ronaldo’s salary is much higher than Messi’s.

Sharing with Daily Mail , Howard affirmed that Inter Miami is doing a good job of attracting many superstars like Messi, Busquets, Alba and Suarez to the US. However, these players cannot stay with the team for long. Therefore, MLS needs to take advantage of the “five years” Leo still plays football to develop the tournament. “That means loosening the salary cap,” Howard asserted.

“For the 2024 season alone, the budget for MLS clubs is 5.47 million USD . On average, a player has an income of no more than 683,750 USD a year. Ronaldo almost earns this amount in one day in Saudi Arabia . 220 million USD a year, it’s crazy. In England, Man City spent more than 500 million USD just to pay player salaries last season,” the former Everton goalkeeper cited.

According to Howard, MLS must find a way to allow teams to truly excel. Saudi Pro League is doing this well by attracting most players, becoming the next destination outside Europe. “MLS has 5 years to develop and compete with the Saudi Pro League,” the former US player concluded.

Goal said attracting superstars to the US is not a problem. David Beckham , Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andrea Pirlo, David Villa, Kaka and Steven Gerrard have played in MLS. However, the current challenge is how to bring in players who are still capable of playing football at the highest level. At that time, Messi can remove this knot.

In fact, MLS cannot compare with the Saudi Pro League. The country in the Middle East gradually changed its face when recruiting many players who were still in their prime. This is mainly thanks to Saudi Arabia offering attractive remuneration policies, including unlimited salaries and tax exemptions for foreign players.