The information was already known, it is now official. Lionel Messi has joined Inter Miami, an American club that plays in MLS. The former Barcelona and PSG has signed up with his new team until 2025. A major event for the North American league.
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Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has signed with Inter Miami (MLS) until 2025, the American club announced on Saturday. He should be officially presented by his new club on Sunday and then make his debut on North American grounds on Friday. ” I am very happy to start this new stage of my career with Inter Miami and in the United States “said the former Paris Saint-Germain player, quoted in the press release.
” It’s a fantastic chance and together we will continue this wonderful project. Our aim is to work together to achieve the objectives set and I am very much looking forward to contributing to this in my new club. “Added the seven-time Ballon d’Or, crowned world champion last winter.
I dreamed of bringing the greatest players.
The arrival of Messi, who starred at Barcelona between 2004 and 2021, is the most significant event for Major League Soccer since that of England player David Beckham, now one of the owners of Inter Miami. , at the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007. Beckham made Inter Miami’s debut in MLS in 2020 after a long search for a stadium for this new team.
” Ten years ago, when I set out to establish a new team in Miami, I said that I dreamed of bringing the greatest players in the world to this extraordinary city, players who shared the same ambition as mine. when I joined LA Galaxy, to help grow the game of football in the United States and build a legacy for the next generation of the game we love so much “, underlined for his part David Beckham.
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” 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.
(With AFP)