Everything you need to know about Jordi Alba's salary at Inter Miami
Jordi Alba joined former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets at Inter Miami after spending over a decade with the Catalans.
The Spanish left-back has been impressive for the MLS side since his arrival, making him one of the most important players at the club.
Apart from enjoying the final few seasons of his career, Alba is also reasonably well-paid at Inter Miami and remains one of the top earners at the club.
But exactly how much does the Spaniard earn in the USA?
GOAL delved into the numbers with the MLS salary guide and found out!
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Jordi Alba's wages at Inter Miami in numbers
Jordi Alba earns$28,846 (£22,211) per week under his current contract at Inter Miami.
His annual salary scales up to $1.5 million (£1.1m), making him one of the top earners at the club.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Jordi Alba
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Spanish
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$28,846
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£22,211
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$1,500,000
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£1,155,018
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Top earners at Inter Miami
Lionel Messi is currently the highest earner at Inter Miami, with Sergio Busquets following at number two.
Suarez and Alba acquire the third and fourth spot in the list with identical wages.
Meanwhile, rounding off the list at number five is USA international Julian Gressel.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Lionel Messi
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Argentine
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$393,205
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£302,772
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$20,446,667
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£15,744,191
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Sergio Busquets
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Spanish
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$168,749
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£129,938
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$8,774,996
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£6,756,857
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Luis Suarez
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Uruguayan
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$28,846
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£22,211
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$1,500,000
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£1,155,018
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Jordi Alba
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Spanish
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$28,846
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£22,211
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$1,500,000
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£1,155,018
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Julian Gressel
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USA
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$21,001
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£16,171
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$1,092,069
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£840,906
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Top 5 earners in MLS
It shouldn't come as a surprise that, apart from Inter Miami, Messi is also the highest-paid player across the league.
In second position is former Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne, followed by Busquets at number three this time
Meanwhile, Federico Bernardeschi and Emil Forsberg round off the list in fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Lionel Messi
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Inter Miami
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$393,205
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£302,772
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$20,446,667
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£15,744,191
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Lorenzo Insigne
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Toronto FC
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$296,153
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£228,042
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$15,400,000
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£11,858,194
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Sergio Busquets
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Inter Miami
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$168,749
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£129,938
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$8,774,996
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£6,756,857
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Federico Bernardeschi
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Toronto FC
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$121,065
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£93,221
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$6,295,381
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£4,847,522
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Emil Forsberg
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New York Red Bulls
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$116,070
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£89,540
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$6,035,625
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£4,660,000
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Highest paid players in the world
Although MLS players earn substantial wages, their salaries appear modest compared to the world's top earners, with nobody from MLS making the top-five list.
At the top is the ageless Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. In second place is Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema, while Riyad Mahrez of Al Ahli secures the third spot.
Meanwhile, Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at third and fourth position, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages USD
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Weekly wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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$4,166,513
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£3,224,935
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$215,658,680
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£167,696,622
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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$2,083,257
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£1,612,468
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$108,329,340
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£83,848,311
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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$1,087,460
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£841,708
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$56,547,915
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£43,768,818
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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$833,033
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£644,987
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$43,331,736
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£33,539,324
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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$722,890
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£559,526
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$37,590,281
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£29,095,364
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