In an agreement that apparently includes an option for the Argentine to become a part-owner of the Major League Soccer team, Lionel Messi has announced that he will be relocating to Inter Miami CF.
Over the past few weeks, there has been much talk about the 35-year-old's upcoming move, with Messi being strongly connected to moves to both Barcelona and Saudi Arabia.
Although he was apparently offered a massive £2 billion deal, which would have allowed him to join Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal, it appears he has finally made up his mind.
The World Cup winner has also been strongly connected with a fantastical return to his old team Barcelona, but Messi has chosen to join Inter Miami instead of the LaLiga powerhouse due to financial issues.
He declared: "I'm not going back to Barça; I'm going to Inter Miami" in an interview with Mundo Deportivo.
According to Mail Sport, Messi, who amassed 672 goals in 778 games for the Blaugrana and won four Champions League crowns with the team, would be presented with a lucrative contract with the MLS team that may include ties with adidas.
According to ESPN, his contract with the American team includes a provision that might enable him to acquire a portion of the club's ownership as well as a share of the MLS Season Pass subscription fees.
Even though his father, Jorge, apparently spoke with Joan Laporte, the president of Barcelona, earlier this week, it seems that Lionel Messi was not interested in rejoining his old team.
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner expressed his desire to return to Barcelona in response to the rumors that he might do so.
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner responded to rumors that he might return to Barcelona by saying: "I really wanted [to return to Barcelona], I was very excited to be able to return, but after having experienced what I experienced and the exit I had, I did not want to be in the same situation again: waiting to see what was going to happen and leaving my future in the hands of another."
"I wanted to make my own choice, considering my family and myself." There were still a lot of things that needed to be done, even though I had heard that LaLiga had agreed to everything and that everything was in order for him to return.
The fact is that I didn't want to go through that or be in charge of getting something that had to do with all that because I had heard that they [Barcelona] had to sell players or cut players' pay.
"I was already a little worn out and didn't want to go through all that because I had already been accused of many things that were false during my time at Barcelona. Additionally, LaLiga had agreed to sign me up at the time I had to leave, but it was ultimately impossible to do so.
"Well, I was afraid that it would happen again and that I would have to endure the bullfight as it did, so I had to come here to Paris," the victim said.
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