Revealed: This is the salary Marco Reus earns at LA Galaxy. © Ringo Chiu/Imago
Marco Reus has now fully arrived in the USA. Now his salary has been revealed. At first glance, it is surprising.
Dortmund/Los Angeles – Last Thursday (August 15), Marco Reus was officially introduced as the new Los Angeles Galaxy player. Since then, he has dominated the headlines in the local press. Now it has also been revealed how much the long-time Borussia Dortmund professional earns in the USA.
BVB legend Marco Reus: His salary at LA Galaxy surprises
A report by Sky According to reports, his annual salary is “only” the equivalent of 1.6 million euros. Considering that Marco Reus recently earned up to 7.5 million euros at BVB, this is a blatant financial step backwards.
However, in the USA there is also income from sponsors. This is usually quite generous. Superstar Lionel Messi, for example, earns more than 25 million euros from additional sponsorship deals. The situation is probably similar, although much lower, for Marco Reus.
BVB legend Marco Reus on moving to LA Galaxy: “I liked it right away”
According to the former BVB star, the financial aspect was not the deciding factor for his move to Los Angeles. In an interview with Sky The former international player recently explained: “Contact with LA Galaxy came about very, very early on and I liked it right away. Not just the discussions, but also everything that goes with it.”
He continued: “Living here is not so bad (…). Accordingly, it was an early decision for me that I wanted to come here and continue playing football here.”
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Former BVB star Marco Reus wanted to do “something completely different” at the end of his career
Staying in Germany was not an option for Marco Reus after his BVB exit: “It was clear to me that I definitely did not want to stay in the Bundesliga. And to be honest, Europe was not an option for me either, because I want to do something completely different at the end of my career,” the offensive star made clear.
“In terms of language,” it was “something different again.” And “something different again for the family. Simply having the opportunity to be noticed somewhere else, to continue your education and to see a different horizon,” were further arguments for his new club, said Marco Reus.
