Messi’s choice came in the dying minutes of negotiations, amid attempts by his former club Barcelona, Spain to gain La Liga League approval over the club’s financial plan, and other efforts by Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia to include the world champion in a historic deal in exchange for a fictitious salary estimated at hundreds of millions a year.
Spanish sports newspaper ‘Sport’ reported that Inter Miami will pay 50 million euros ($54 million) for Messi per season, under a 4-year deal.
Spanish journalist Joan Fontes revealed a session of Jorge, Messi’s father and his agent, with Barcelona president Juan Laporta, but it didn’t bear fruit and the two sides disagreed, the Catalan club having not provided sufficient guarantees due to its financial crisis. .
On the other hand, Messi’s wife Antonella wants to move to Miami, where the player owns a luxurious house in Florida.
dream and shepherds
Messi did not forget his old dream, as he revealed at the end of 2020 his dream of living in the United States and playing there in the league, as he mentioned that the idea of living the American League and the style living in Miami with her family was enticing. to him.
The ‘International Herald’ newspaper revealed the reasons for Messi’s change of management, after the intervention of ‘Apple’, which last year signed a $2.5 billion broadcast deal with the American League, and “Adidas”, one of the biggest sponsors of the league.
Inter Miami are trying to lure Messi with an offer that includes a share of annual revenue from Argentinian subscribers to watch American League matches on the Apple TV platform.
Adidas has also pledged to sign a deal with Messi which sees the player getting any increase in company profits following his move to the American League.
Messi’s relationship with French club Paris Saint-Germain came to an end with the end of the season, with both sides announcing the end season was the last for the chip in the capital side, based on by agreement of both parties.
The expected shirt
Inter Miami kept the number 10 and 5 shirts for Messi and his former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets, in order to persuade them to join the team.
The club also disabled ticket purchases on their website later in the season, in reference to the Argentine legend’s imminent arrival.
Beckham Experience
And ‘Forbes’ quoted Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber as saying: “The league is doing its best to convince Messi to join, similar to David Beckham’s experience in 2007.”
Beckham moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy on a 5-year contract worth $32 million at the time, while the deal included the option to buy an American club in the future at a cut price, what Beckham bought from Inter Miami in 2014, which is the American League’s way of tempting Messi.
“A House in Exile”
And Argentina had announced a project to build a headquarters of the Federation in Miami, which will be the main headquarters after the partnership recently signed by the football associations of the two countries, followed by other headquarters in the United States.
It is hoped that the federation’s new headquarters will open ahead of the ‘Copa America’ tournament to be held in the United States, as part of its preparation to host the 2026 World Cup, adding to Messi’s belief on the merits of the decision to join Inter Miami.
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