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The soccer world is anticipating with bated breath the upcoming clash between Inter Miami and Al Hilal. Tonight, both formidable sides will go neck-to-neck for the Riyadh Season Cup in what is anticipated to be an enthralling match. As the countdown to the battle approaches its crescendo, interest in the teams grows, particularly on the salaries of both star-studded rosters featuring soccer luminaries such as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar Jr.
Let’s take a look at which team offers more to its players.
Lionel Messi tops the Inter Miami salary list
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| Player Name | Age | Position | Weekly Wage(approx.) |
| Lionel Messi | 36 | Forward | $230,769 |
| Luis Suarez | 36 | Forward | $225,000 |
| Sergio Busquets | 35 | Midfield | $28,846 |
| Jordi Alba | 34 | Defense | $19,231 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 30 | Defense | $15,865 |
| Jean Mota | 30 | Midfield | $14,423 |
| Gregore | 29 | Midfield | $13,942 |
| Corentin Jean | 28 | Forward | $13,846 |
| Serhiy Kryvtsov | 32 | Defense | $10,683 |
| Leonardo Campana | 23 | Forward | $10,577 |
| Facundo Farías | 21 | Forward | $9,615 |
| Diego Gómez | 20 | Midfield | $9,615 |
| Nicolás Stefanelli | 29 | Forward | $7,692 |
| Tomás Avilés | 19 | Defense | $6,923 |
| Drake Callender | 26 | Goalkeeper | $5,769 |
| Robert Taylor | 29 | Forward | $5,308 |
| Franco Negri | 28 | Defense | $4,327 |
| Christopher McVey | 26 | Defense | $4,321 |
| Robbie Robinson | 25 | Forward | $3,846 |
| Ian Fray | 21 | Defense | $2,115 |
| Felipe Valencia | 18 | Forward | $1,643 |
| Ryan Sailor | 25 | Defense | $1,643 |
| Edison Azcona | 20 | Forward | $1,643 |
| Harvey Neville | 21 | Defense | $1,295 |
| Benjamin Cremaschi | 18 | Midfield | $1,295 |
| C.J. dos Santos | 23 | Goalkeeper | $1,295 |
| David Ruiz | 19 | Midfield | $1,295 |
| Lawson Sunderland | 22 | Midfield | $1,295 |
| Noah Allen | 19 | Defense | $1,295 |
| Cole Jensen | 23 | Goalkeeper | $1,295 |
| Julian Gressel | 30 | Forward | New signings, N/A |
| Nicolás Freire | 29 | Defense | New signings, N/A |
Clearly, Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player, not just in Inter Miami but in the whole MLS. The 8x Ballon d’Or winner earns $55 million per year from the Herons.
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How much is Al Hilal paying their players?
| Player Name | Age | Position | Weekly Wage(approx.) |
| Neymar | 31 | Forward | $3.22million |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 32 | Defense | $390,000 |
| Yassine Bounou | 32 | Goalkeeper | $253,000 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | 36 | Forward | $201,000 |
| Bafétimbi Gomis | 34 | Forward | $161,000 |
| Malcom | 26 | Forward | $140,000 |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | 28 | Midfield | $124,000 |
| Luciano Vietto | 26 | Forward | $109,000 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 29 | Forward | $88,000 |
| André Carrillo | 29 | Midfield | $82,000 |
| Rúben Neves | 26 | Midfield | $76,000 |
| Abdullah Al-Mayouf | 36 | Goalkeeper | $24,000 |
| Jang Hyun-Soo | 28 | Defense | $23,000 |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 20 | Forward | $23,000 |
| Ali Al-Bulayhi | 30 | Defense | $23,000 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 28 | Midfield | $22,000 |
| Amiri Kurdi | 28 | Defense | $22,000 |
| Mohammed Kanno | 25 | Midfield | $21,000 |
| Hattan Bahebri | 28 | Midfield | $21,000 |
| Salman Al-Faraj | 30 | Midfield | $20,000 |
| Mohammed Al-Burayk | 27 | Defense | $20,000 |
| Madallah Al-Olayan | 25 | Defense | $19,000 |
| Mohammed Jahfali | 29 | Defense | $18,000 |
| Muteb Al-Mufarraj | 23 | Defense | $18,000 |
| Yasser Al-Shahrani | 28 | Defense | $17,000 |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | 21 | Midfield | $15,000 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 26 | Forwards | $14,000 |
| Abdullah Al-Jadani | 29 | Goalkeeper | $12,000 |
| Nawaf Al-Ghamdi | 21 | Goalkeeper | $10,000 |
| Turki Al-Mutairi | 19 | Midfield | $9,000 |
| Fawaz Al-Tryes | 23 | Midfield | $9,000 |
| Habib Al-Watyan | 23 | Goalkeeper | $8,000 |
Neymar is the highest-paid player in Al Hilal, earning $300 million per year. This is even larger than Messi’s MLS contract, even if we include the contracts of other Inter Miami stars. Likewise, the average pay of Al Hilal is much more than what David Beckham’s soccer franchise is paying.
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