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Wednesday 07 June 2023 at 20:44 in United Kingdom
Football superstar Lionel Messi is set to join David Beckham’s club Inter Miami.
The 35-year-old, who led Argentina to World Cup glory last December, told Spanish media he will be heading to MLS when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of this month.
Messi has received offers from Miami, his former club FC Barcelona and Saudi club Al Hilal before making the decision.
Inter Miami has reportedly made an offer of $54 million a year for Messi over four years.
The offer also reportedly included complex sponsorship deals with brands including Apple and Adidas to help him pay the top dollar.
Messi has been heavily linked with Al Hilal, joining a Saudi league that already has Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema.
But the Argentine striker confirmed in a joint interview with Spanish publications Mundo Deportivo and Sport that he is headed to Florida.
“I made the decision to go to Miami,” Messi said.
“I’m not 100% off it yet. I’m missing something, but we’ve decided to keep going down that path.”
Apple TV+ announced this week that it had acquired the rights to a four-part documentary about Messi’s career. The company is also in the first year of its TV rights deal with MLS.
last week, Phil Neville sacked as Inter Miami managerwhich is jointly owned by his former Manchester United and England team-mate David Beckham.
Florida is currently bottom of the 15-team Eastern Conference, winning just five of 16 games.
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