Messi agreed to play for Inter Miami in the American professional football league MLS
THE AMERICAN club of the MLS tournament confirmed the recruitment of striker Lionel Messi on the evening of June 7, and immediately their Instagram account followers increased fourfold.
Inter Miami posted on social media a video of Messi. At the beginning, they give articles or comments on social networks, when many people think that Messi coming to MLS is a crazy idea. Then, they cited more sources saying that Messi received an offer of up to $ 400 million, even $ 500 million to go to Saudi Arabia to play football. Towards the end of the video, Inter Miami uses the words Messi pink according to the team's traditional colors.
Messi agreed to play for Inter Miami in the American professional football league MLS. Photo: FootballDaily
Inter Miami's video received more than two million likes after six hours. The team's Instagram account also quadrupled its followers to four million. Ticket prices for the team's matches also increased 10 times. And the numbers above do not stop.
Apart from this video, David Beckham's club has not posted any information about the contract with Messi. The father and agent of the Argentine superstar, Jorge, went to Miami to close the contract. But before that, a team owner, billionaire Jorge Mas, posted on social media an Inter Miami shirt bearing Messi's name and number 10. Then he wrote: "Always keep the faith, no matter how much it is outside. the noise that dreams seem impossible. That defines the beautiful city of Miami."
Inter Miami announced Messi.
At the same time, Messi also interviewed with Spanish media and confirmed he would go to Inter Miami, ending nearly 20 years of playing football in Europe. This is the first time in Europe without both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the past two decades.
In Miami, Messi will not have to worry much about English proficiency restrictions, as Spanish is the common language here. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 70.2 percent of Miami residents five years old and older speak Spanish at home, while only 22.7 percent speak English.
Miami also offers special treatment for Messi. The two main MLS sponsors, Apple and Adidas, both want to extract a part of their revenue or profit from MLS to share with Messi. And MLS promised Messi the right to buy a team here after hanging up his boots.
Most likely Messi's contract with Inter Miami is valid for three years, but he will have the right to leave every year if he wants. This shows that the 36-year-old superstar can still return to Europe to play if he is not happy in Florida.
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