Leo Messi Transfer: Leo Messi to MLS: Lionel Messi is being linked to a move to MLS as his contract with PSG expires in the summer, and David Beckham’s Inter Miami eyeing to land the World Cup winner in the US. Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has claimed that any plan to bring Lionel Messi to the League will need to think “outside the box”. Garber confirmed the league is highly interested in ensuring a deal for Leo Messi to play in MLS, with Inter Miami said to be considering an offer. Follow Football LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
‘You’re dealing with perhaps the most special player in the history of the game,’ Garber says, ‘So when there are rumours of him connected to Miami, that’s great. And if it could happen, it would be terrific for MLS, it would be terrific for Messi and his family, and like everything with us, we try to run every opportunity down. I can’t give any more details than that because we don’t have them.’ Messi remains one of the best players in the world, a World Cup champion with Argentina in Qatar, also bagging the Golden Ball award.
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Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
The 35-year-old who is out of contract by the end of the season is yet to decide on his future as PSG eyeing to continue the Argentine’s service at the club, moreover, even if the former Barcelona man doesn’t seek to extend his stay in Paris, there will numerous suitors lining up for his signature, however, his enormous wage pose a challenge for any club looking to land him and comply with the financial fair play regulations.
Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
Moreover, recent reports suggested that Saudi Arabian clubs are interested to strike a mega deal with Messi, a deal similar to rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s reported £ 62 million annual contract at Al Nassr. In order to get Messi’s deal over the line, the MLS would need to come up with major compensation to lure him away from Europe.
Currently, Toronto FC winger Lorenzo Insigne is the highest-paid player in the MLS with a $14 million annual salary, when he joined MLS from Napoli last summer. ‘Teams have the flexibility to do unique things,’ Garber said. ‘MLS is a single entity. If you’re selling something that the collective owns, the collective has to approve that. So whatever [Inter Miami owner] Jorge [Mas] decides, with [MLS executive vice president Todd Durbin’s] help to structure something, if we have the opportunity to do that, it’s going to be outside the box.’
Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
Garber previously said the MSL would never have another David Beckham-style blockbuster deal back in 2007, which included the option to buy an MLS franchise for $25million, a figure proved a bargain when the former Real Madrid playmaker created Inter Miami, which is now valued at $600million.
However, the MLS commissioner backtracked his comment suggesting the league could show similar flexibility with a potential deal for Messi, ‘Never say never, because never is a long time’. I’ve been in the job a long time and that’s happened a lot.’ says Garber.
The World Cup winner is enjoying a fruitful season, having played a key role in lifting the World Cup for Argentina. He hass so far registered 12 goals and assists each in 20 Ligue 1 matches for PSG, as well as four goals in the Champions League, . Messi’s transfer to MLS would be earthshaking, David Beckham has always promised Miami a star player and there is none bigger than that.
Leo Messi Transfer: Messi to MLS? MLS Commissioner Claims ‘Outside the Box’ approach needed to bring Leo Messi to Inter Miami – Check out
