Lionel Messi Transfer: The football world is reeling from news that Lionel Messi, will not be making a long-awaited homecoming. Instead, he has chosen to sign with Inter Miami, folowing Barcelona’s incapability of providing him with a proper contract. While his decision to join Inter Miami may have left hearts heavy, Messi’s journey is far from over. A new chapter awaits him in the MLS, where he will undoubtedly continue to captivate audiences and add new chapters to his storied career.
Where’s next? Messi to decide future as Inter Miami, Al-Hilal & Barcelona ready…
“I’m gonna join Inter Miami. The decision is 100% confirmed”. said Lionel Messi.
“I really wanted to return to Barça, I had that dream. But after what happened two years ago, I did not want to be in the same situation again, leaving my future in the hands of someone else.” he added.
“I received bids from other European clubs but I didn’t even considered those proposals because my only idea was to join Barcelona in Europe”.
“With Barça deal collapsing, I wanted to try something different now in Miami”.
“I’d love to be close to Barcelona. I will live in Barcelona again, it’s already decided. I hope to help the club one day, because it’s the club I love”. concluded Lionel Messi.
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Messi becomes a free agent on June 30 and declared his exit from current club Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, before the Ligue 1 giants issued an official statement confirming the news.He played his farewell game at the Parc des Princes that evening, a 3-2 loss to Clermont Foot in which he was booed for missing a close-range chance. According to Relevo, a Saudi group travelled to Paris to try to close his signature for Al-Hilal.
With the aid of corporate sponsors Apple and adidas, Inter Miami has prevailed in the fight to recruit Messi. According to The Athletic, adidas has given the World Cup champion a profit-sharing arrangement to further their long-term connection while he will receive a portion of the MLS Season Pass earnings on Apple TV+.
Al-Hilal sources informed SPORT that they hoped to announce Messi’s arrival on June 6, but Messi may not take the large money in Saudi Arabia, which would place him at the top of Forbes’ list of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes.
Footmercato reported that Messi’s camp has accepted a two-year €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) contract extension in the Middle East. However, the Argentine’s desired destination remained his childhood club FC Barcelona. The Catalans were waiting for La Liga to approve a viability plan that will convince the league that they can pull off the heist fiscally.
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Earlier this week, Messi’s father acknowledged that his son preferred a return to Barcelona, but their dire financial condition ultimately prevented a contract from being finalised.
According to rumours, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner might make his Inter Miami debut on July 21 in a Leagues Cup matchup against Cruz Azul of Mexico. Tata Martino, a former manager of Messi’s with Barca and Argentina, is now the front-runner to succeed Phil Neville, who was fired as head coach at the beginning of the month. Javier Morales is currently in charge of the team on an interim basis.
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