“The deal between Messi and Inter Miami Club has a total value of up to 150 million USD, including salary, contract signing bonuses and equity in a future team “, journalist Kurt Badenhausen reported by Sportico .
“Messi’s above income does not include revenue sharing agreements with companies Apple, Adidas and Fanatics. This part of revenue is still being negotiated and will be added later”, journalist Kurt Badenhausen adds.
Messi is expected to make his debut against Inter Miami on July 21 in a Leagues Cup match at home against Cruz Azul club (of Mexico’s Liga MX). Currently, in fact, Messi has not been able to officially sign with Inter Miami because his contract with PSG club is valid until June 30, and the summer transfer window of the MLS will open on July 5.
No one can beat time, and the era of Messi – Ronaldo in Europe is over
After that, Messi will be entitled to sign a contract with Inter Miami and make his new club debut expected in mid-July when he also ends his summer break.
To supplement Messi’s support force, Inter Miami Club is completing a contract to recruit veteran midfielder Sergio Busquets and both Barcelona defender Jordi Alba on a free transfer. In addition, this South Florida team will also appoint a new coach, Mr. Tata Martino (Argentine) to lead the team in place of coach Phil Neville who has been fired.
“Messi has committed to join Inter Miami Club from 2020, after the team’s co-owner, billionaire Jorge Mas and player David Beckham, had a meeting with Messi’s father, Jorge, who is also his agent. , in Barcelona in 2019. This is the crux of the matter for Messi to also refuse extremely generous offers from Saudi Arabia, in order to keep his promise and commitment to the Inter club leadership. Miami”, journalist Kurt Badenhausen added.
The news of Messi joining Inter Miami was confirmed at the beginning of June, helping this club significantly increase interest on social networking platforms, revenue and value on the secondary market skyrocketed by 1,000%. Inter Miami’s demand for season tickets also increased 10 times more than the team could accommodate. Inter Miami Club is expected to add 3,000 more seats to the existing stadium to help meet some of the demand. Besides, there is also the possibility that Inter Miami must move to Hard Rock Stadium also in Miami city with a larger capacity of 65,000 seats to meet the needs of fans watching Messi play.
