Argentine forward Lionel Messi has announced that he has signed a contract with American football club Inter Miami.
“I’m not going back to Barça, I’m moving to Inter Miami,” Messi told a Spanish newspaper. World Deportivo.
The deal runs until the summer of 2025.
On June 3, Messi played his last match as part of the French Paris Saint-Germain and took the field against Clermont in the 38th round of the French championship. Messi’s contract with the Parisians expired in June, and he was transferred to Inter Miami as a free agent.
He transferred to PSG in 2021. Prior to that, the striker played for Barcelona throughout his career. The Catalans have repeatedly expressed their desire to return the Argentinean to the club, but financial constraints on the salary cap of the team players prevented them from doing so.
Al-Hilal, a club of Saudi Arabia, also showed serious interest in Messi. According to media reports, he was ready to offer the Argentinean a three-year contract worth 1.5 billion euros.
Former Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe approvedHe said he will stay with the team for at least one more season.