13. Andrea Pirlo: $2.31 Million
The first thought had by many fans and analysts upon learning that Andrea Pirlo had agreed to join up with expansion club New York City Football Club in the summer of 2015 was that the Italian icon wouldsell a lot of shirts among New York fans. Pirlo, who played for Juventus in the Champions League Final of June of this year (during which he was largely anonymous), turned 36 years old in the spring, and the veteran will be expected to make impacts for NYCFC during the hot summer months. While his free-kick abilities aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, those hoping for Pirlo to be an immediate MLS All-Star would do well to lower such hopes to more realistic levels.
12. Obafemi Martins: $3 Million
Obafemi Martins has been a dream designated player since joining Seattle Sounders. Martins has buried tallies and pulled off numerous back-flip celebrations that have gotten himself, the Sounders and MLS featured on programs such as SportsCenter. The DP has helped Seattle win multiple trophies, and his absences from the club have been noticeable in the team’s lackluster form when he hasn’t been on the pitch. Just as important as all of that was that Martins joined the Sounders when he had plenty of quality left in him, and the hope is that Seattle and other clubs will follow suit with similar signings down the road.
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