Through rose-colored glasses ! Inter Miami announced the signing of Lionel Messi until 2025 on Saturday. The Argentinian should be officially presented by his new club this Sunday, before making his debut in Florida colors on Friday against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup. “I am very happy to begin this new stage of my career with Inter Miami and in the United States,” said the former Paris Saint-Germain player, quoted in a press release.
“It’s a fantastic chance and together we will continue this wonderful project. Our goal is to work together to achieve the objectives set and I am very excited to contribute to this at my new club, “added the seven-time Ballon d’Or, crowned world champion last winter with the Argentina.
The Pulga will have a job: Inter Miami is currently last in the Eastern Division of MLS. Good point: he already knows the coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino very well, who led him in Barcelona in 2013-2014, then in selection from 2014 to 2016. His arrival is the most important event for MLS since 2007, when David Beckham signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy, now one of the owners of Inter Miami.
A dream come true “
“Ten years ago, when I set out to establish a new team in Miami, I said I dreamed of bringing the greatest players in the world to this extraordinary city,” said the determined Spice Boy. to “contribute to the development of football in the United States and build a legacy for the next generation of the game that we love so much”.
“Today, that dream has come true. I couldn’t be more proud to see a player of Leo’s caliber join our club and I’m also thrilled to welcome a good friend and his family to the Inter Miami community. The next phase of our adventure begins and I can’t wait to see Leo step onto the pitch,” he added.
The Argentinian will make his first public appearance with Inter Miami on Sunday during a colorful ceremony which could bring together 18,000 people. He will then hold a press conference on Monday and take part in his first practice on Tuesday. Messi is set to be joined in Miami by another world-class player, Spaniard Sergio Busquets, with ambitions to lift the club from the bottom of the table.