Lionel Messi signs with Inter Miami, set to make MLS debut
The Olympic gold medallist and FIFA World Cup winner has chosen his next destination after leaving PSG, leaving Barcelona fans disappointed.
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Lionel Messi's next club will be Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top league in North America.
The Argentina football superstar, who led his country to the men's FIFA World Cup title at Qatar 2022 and Olympic gold at Beijing 2008, is leaving Paris Saint Germain at the end of the 2022/23 European season after two years in France. He had also been tipped for a return to Spanish giants Barcelona, where he played for 21 years, or a lucrative stint in Saudi Arabia.
But in a surprise announcement on Wednesday, the 35-year-old announced he would instead be moving to play in the USA.
Inter Miami joined the MLS in the 2020 season. Their president, former England captain David Beckham, is credited with leading the expansion of football in America when he moved to the U.S. towards the end of his own career.
Seven-time Ballon D’or winner Messi, often referred to as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), recently became only the second individual to reach over 400 million followers on Instagram where he goes by @LeoMessi, and holds the record for the insta post with the most likes.