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07/06/2023, 12:11 p.m. | Actualizado 07/06/2023, 12:13 p.m.

Inter Miami made a formal offer to Lionel Messi. Multiple sources briefed on the negotiations said there is growing hope that Inter Miami could close a deal to bring the World Cup winner to MLS as soon as this summer. Those sources also warned that confidence in a deal with Messi has fluctuated week to week and even day to day. All sources in this story were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss ongoing negotiations.

In a monumental move that could alter the course of Major League Soccer, Leo has decided to sign with Inter Miami, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. Neither Messi nor Miami has announced a decision or details of their agreement, but after two days of momentum, and after a years-long pursuit, MLS and Miami appear to have won a three-horse race to sign the world’s greatest player.

The deal likely and reportedly includes commercial contracts with Apple and Adidas, two key MLS partners. It also could give Messi an option to purchase a minority stake in Inter Miami. And it will surely boost the profile of soccer in the United States. Messi, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain officially expires at the end of June, could debut for Miami in either July or August — and would have the unenviable task of lifting a last-place, frequently dysfunctional franchise to the playoffs.

Live Updates - Messi to joins Inter Miami, Barça or Al-Hilal?

According to the spanish and argentine press, The Honers await ‘Leo’ final response. Everything indicates that the best player in the world for FIFA can follow his last years as a professional in soccer in the United States.

22:55

Summary of June 6 on Messi

Messi waits for Barça, but wants guarantees
Inter Miami sounding out the most rn
Barça feel they need time before giving “registration assurances”
Barça plans to send a formal offer without guarantees
Entered a decisive stage
Leo wants to decide ASAP

12:12

The Lionel Messi sweepstakes appear to be over. The most coveted free agent in soccer history is set to sign with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. The decision would end weeks of speculation about the Argentine star’s future.

BREAKING: Lionel Messi to Inter Miami, here we go! The decision has been made and it will be announced by Leo in the next hours #InterMiami

Messi will play in MLS. No more chances for Barcelona/Al Hilal despite trying to make it happen.

#Messi #MLS pic.twitter.com/OTYWIlEzNc
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 7, 2023

10:54

What did Jorge Mas say in a past interview with the Herald?

“[The club president] David [Beckham] and I have been working very hard. We have aspirations to bring the best players here. and Leo Messi is a generational player, possibly the best player of all time”, said Mas.

“I am optimistic that Messi will play in the Inter Miami jersey, because I believe he will complete the legacy of the best player of our generation and fulfill the ambitions of the Inter Miami owners to build a world-class team.”

10:53

While the exact terms of Messi’s deal with Inter Miami are unknown, the MLS club’s interest in the star striker has been well documented. In June 2021, club owner Jorge Mas told the Herald that he hoped to see Messi play in an Inter Miami jersey in the future.

10:17

The Lionel Messi sweepstakes appear to be over. The most coveted free agent in soccer history is set to sign with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami, according to a report from Guillem Balague.

23:12

Now, according to Spanish journalist Sebastián Quadrelli, Messi may be about to spurn the advances of his former employers. He took to Twitter to say: “Leo is far from Barcelona. There are no guarantees. They do not want to go through the same thing as when they left. What Jorge Messi declared when leaving Laporta’s house was misinterpreted. Leo’s times are not those of Barça.”

23:06

LaLiga has validated Barcelona’s viability plan for the next two seasons, as confirmed by the EFE News agency, sources from the Barça entity, which makes it possible for the club to continue working on the return of Leo Messi.

The OK of LaLiga will allow Barça to register the contracts of Pablo Páez Gavira ‘Gavi’, Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto and Iñaki Peña, recently renewed, the future renewal of Alejandro Balde or the signing of Íñigo Martínez, who will arrive with the letter of freedom .

Barcelona, therefore, returns to operate in the market with the 1/1 rule, which means that it will be able to sign as long as it manages to release, with the transfer of players, the same salary mass that it needs to deal with new hires.

And it is that, as his economic vice president, Eduard Romeu, has already sent, Messi’s return involves, among other things, selling assets from the squad and thus being able to comply with the ‘financial fair play’: “If there are tickets, there will have to be exits”, sentence.

At the moment, Jorge Messi, father and representative of the player, granted this Monday, after a meeting with the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, that the Argentine star wants to wear Barça again this summer.

Barça has a plan that LaLiga has not opposed, so the desire of the club and player seems a little closer to being fulfilled.

23:00

Xavi expects Messi to play for Barcelona

Xavi has been asked about Lionel Messi’s future once again after seeing his Barcelona team beat Vissel Kobe in a friendly in Japan on Tuesday.

“The situation is in the hands of the president and Leo’s father, therefore, we’ll see, we’ll see how it ends, but in the end Leo has the upper hand,” he told reporters in Japan.

“We are happy, for the moment we have the OK to the feasibility plan of La Liga and now, to get going, get down to work and strengthen ourselves, which we need.”

22:49

Inter Miami are getting closer to Leo Messi, but is not done yet due to Messi’s desire to play for Barça again. His Barça return looks very complicated.

Hernán Claus, journalist for the newspaper Olé (Argentina)

Si aun no la viste, pods leer la entrevista completa en @DiarioOle . Una nota en la que #Messi habla de todos los temas y hasta se anima dar un pronstico de su futuro. Nota que hicimos con Mariano Dayan en Pars, con la realizacin de @gianlucagiustrahttps://t.co/HvP2bVTWMA
— Hernn Claus (@hernanclaus) February 2, 2023

22:45

Apple TV confirms Messi documentary

The Apple TV+ platform announced on Tuesday a documentary series that presents the legendary soccer champion Lionel Messi and his career in the Argentine national team and his five appearances in the FIFA World Cup.

This as-yet-untitled four-episode docuseries produced by SMUGGLER Entertainment was filmed in Paris, Qatar and Argentina and also follows the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner as he wins the Qatari edition in 2022.

In his own words, Messi tells the definitive story of his incredible career with the Argentina national soccer team, providing an unprecedented and intimate look at his quest for a World Cup victory that crowns his legacy.

https://t.co/984AOSMU9u
— Apple TV (@AppleTV) June 6, 2023

22:42

Al-Hilal is also waiting for Leo

Al Hilal dreamed of introducing Leo this Tuesday 6/6. The succulent offer of 400 million euros per year is there and has all the guarantees. Saudi Arabia wants to present a super league next season and knows that if it convinces Messi it will attract more weight figures and that it already has Cristiano and Benzema.

22:40

Inter Miami advances calmly and firmly for Messi

At Inter Miami they await the final response of the Argentine soccer player. The next step in the MLS team’s plan will be to sign other players like Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez.