Los Angeles FC star Son Heung-min is Major League Soccer’s second-highest-paid player, earning $10.4 million in salary and $11.2 million in total compensation, according to new figures released after the summer transfer window.
Son joined LAFC in August after more than a decade with Tottenham, scoring nine goals in 10 regular-season games. He ranks just behind Lionel Messi, who earns $12 million in salary and $20.4 million total from Inter Miami.
Messi recently agreed to extend his deal through 2028, while new Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul earns $1.5 million in salary and $3.6 million total.
Other major MLS arrivals include Hirving “Chucky” Lozano (San Diego, $6m/$7.6m), Jonathan Bamba (Chicago, $5m/$5.6m), Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte, $2.7m/$2.8m), and Thomas Müller (Vancouver, $1.3m/$1.4m).
