A few years ago, sometime before his unexpected exit from Barcelona to Paris, Lionel Messi told Spanish journalists that his general plan was to stay at Nou Camp for a couple more seasons and then move to the USA to play and finish his career there. Fast forward to 2023, he was true to his word, he is heading to America to play for Inter Miami. Of all the possible clubs in MLS, Inter was always the only option. Not only they gave him the best terms, but the club is owned by David Beckham, former Manchester United and PSG player, who also came to the USA and played LA Galaxy. Also the lifestyle suits Messi family.🚨 Soccer player Lion Messi’s new house in Miami 😮 pic.twitter.com/jfa7o8OSmQ— 🇦🇷🪄 (@CorreaBall) June 8, 2023 According to Spanish outlet Cadena Ser, the Argentinian bought a Miami apartment in the Porsche Design Tower in 2019. It offers residents stunning views of the surrounding area, including Miami Beach, which is located just seconds away from the tower and Inter’s stadium is just 25 minutes away. The building boasts several lifts designed exclusively for residents’ cars, allowing owners to park their vehicles in their exclusive suites. Messi’s stunning new 9 million home also features a cinema, golf and racing simulators, and the building has a private restaurant too. On top of that, Miami is full of residents with a Latino population (the largest one in America), and more than half of Miami’s foreign real estate buyers come from Latin America.Inter Miami has gained on average 236,500 social media followers PER HOUR in the past 30 hours amid the Lionel Messi news.⚽️ Added 7.1 MILLION total followers in that period ⚽️ Miami’s IG following is bigger than 26 MLS teams combined ⚽️ Miami should pass MLS league account… pic.twitter.com/BuwxJKvD9l— Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) June 8, 2023 With at least two more seasons for Messi (35) in the USA, the Argentinian was also thinking about his current Adidas and Apple deals, which are involved with MSL, and that’s also one of the reasons for, as it first seemed, a strange decision to choose the USA. Let’s not forget that Lionel still wanted to return to Barcelona first but didn’t want to experience the same shameful situation as when he left. So, he gave Barca time to come up with a concrete offer and guarantee that La Liga won’t find some flaws and prevent him from signing. Barca told him it would happen, but the offer never came. So, it was time for a premature arrival in Miami.BREAKING Messi is heading to Inter!The club thrived minutes after Messi announced he was coming. Inter Miami had around 1 million followers on Instagram before the Argentinian’s announcement. Now the move is official, and the club has reached 6.1 million followers (and continues). The most popular sport for years in the USA is American football (similar to rugby), and the most followed clubs are New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys, with 4.9 and 4.5 million followers. Inter Milan surpassed that easily with the ‘Messi factor’. Next thing – tickets. As soon as the deal was announced, all tickets for every Inter’s game were sold out. Media outlets in the USA are reporting that the prices of the tickets have also shot through the roof, with tickets going on resale for anything from $300 to a staggering $3,500, depending on the game and seat within the various stadiums across the country that the World Champion could visit. The funny thing is, he has not signed yet, so nobody knows which game will be his first. Sergio Aguero, Messi’s best friend, said that he asked the ex-Barca player for a ticket but could not find any that weren’t sold out.##NAJAVA_MECA_7311847##
