Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is seemingly heading stateside. According to a series of reports, the 35-year-old Argentine is close to hedging out a deal to join MLS side Inter Miami after confirmin…
If all is confirmed, the deal would be a monumental move that could alter the scope and shape of Major League Soccer and drastically flip the fortunes of the upstart Inter Miami, partly owned by David Beckham and based in Fort Lauderdale, which has never won a playoff game.
Messi’s father Jorge was even pictured meeting Barcelona president Joan Laporta this week, but reports suggest that financial difficulties at the Spanish giants, which initially prompted Messi’s exit, have halted the club from offering the Argentine an official deal, swaying his hand towards Miami. The Athletic reports that if he were to sign with the club, he could make his debut as early as July 21 in Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup match against Mexican side Cruz Azul.
In fact, earlier this week, the streamer locked a four-part docuseries about Messi from Smuggler Entertainment’s Tim Pastore, Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, and Matt Renner. The currently untitled series filmed in Paris, Qatar, and Argentina tracks the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner through his five FIFA World Cup appearances and his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win.
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