Messi to make Inter Miami debut on July 21

Miami, June 21 – Lionel Messi will seemingly make his debut for Inter Miami in a Leagues Cup match towards Mexico’s Cruz Azul on July 21, the US Main League membership’s co-owner Jorge Mas mentioned.

The announcement got here nearly two weeks after Messi introduced he was leaving Paris Saint-Germain to affix the Florida outfit, which can also be partly owned by former England captain David Beckham, reviews Xinhua.

The 35-year-old’s first recreation might be performed on the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which is present process redevelopment work to extend its capability and enhance safety.

In response to widespread media reviews, Messi has agreed to a two-and-a-half 12 months take care of an possibility to increase for one more season. He’ll reportedly earn between 50 and 60 million U.S. {dollars} a 12 months.

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“Completely no modifications within the roster guidelines,” Mas instructed the Miami Herald. “There are not any classes or something that’s being modified to include Lionel Messi onto Inter Miami’s squad.”

Mas predicted that the World Cup winner’s arrival would change soccer without end in the US.

“I feel there’ll at all times be a earlier than and after Messi after we discuss concerning the sport in the US,” Mas mentioned. “I’ve a really, very robust held perception that we will create in North America and the US if not the best league, one of many prime two leagues on the planet. I can’t over emphasize the magnitude of this announcement.”

In response to media reviews, Inter Miami are set to nominate Messi’s former Barcelona and Argentina nationwide group boss Gerardo Martino because the group’s new supervisor.

Membership representatives are additionally understood to be in talks with midfielder Sergio Busquets, Messi’s former Barcelona teammate who’s a free agent after leaving the Catalan membership earlier this month.

In the meantime, Mas revealed the membership hopes to start building work on a brand new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, within the coming weeks with a view to inaugurating the venue in 2025.