Lionel Messi has made public his plans to join Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami, which will mean he turned down a deal from Saudi Arabia that would have paid him $400m (R7.6bn) annually.
Lionel Messi plans to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, turning down a deal from Saudi Arabia that would have paid him $400m annually.Lionel Messi has made public his plans to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which will mean he turned down a deal from Saudi Arabia that would have paid him $400m annually.
The Argentine superstar is being offered profit-sharing agreements with Adidas and Apple, The Athletic reported, citing people familiar with the transaction. Messi could also get a stake in Inter Miami, according to ESPN, joining current owners David Beckham and the Mas family. Messi, 35, plans on “living the US League in a different way and enjoying day to day much more,” he said in the Mundo Deportivo interview.
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