Lionel Messi agrees to join Inter Miami
- Published By Dickens Omollo For The Statesman Digital
- 10 months ago
Argentina legend Lionel Messi has left French champions Paris St-Germain to join American club Inter Miami.
The former Barcelona player is set to turn down a higher-paying offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal.
Adidas and Apple are among the brands involved in the Miami deal.
Forward Messi, 35, has won the award for the world's best player seven times and is expected to win it again after winning the World Cup.
This is the first time Messi has played outside of Europe.
He wanted to remain in Europe for another season but, after no satisfactory offers were received, he had the straight choice between Inter Miami or Al-Hilal.
He was heavily tipped to be favouring a move to Saudi Arabia, where he would have joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in the league in a deal that could not be matched financially.
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