Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is Major League Soccer's highest-paid player for the second year running, with a total guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million, according to data released by the MLS Players Association.

That total is more guaranteed money than 21 MLS clubs are spending on their entire roster. The only teams with a higher payroll than Messi's salary are Atlanta United ($27.6 milli

Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20,446,667, greater than the entire payroll of 21 teams. Messi's base compensation is $12 million,