90min has learned that Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets have sensationally decided to join Inter Miami.
Messi, 35, will become the most expensive signing in MLS history when he chooses Miami over a return to Barcelona or a lucrative move to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia. Busquets will accompany Messi to the United States after calling it a day at Camp Nou.
A return for Messi appeared to be getting closer when La Liga accepted the Catalan giants' financial sustainability plan, allowing them to begin signing players like Gavi and Ronald Araujo to contracts. Messi's camp had been in negotiations with Barcelona for months.
The next stage of Joan Laporta's brilliant plan was to bring Messi "home," but 90min has discovered that their discussions with Messi's father, Jorge, on Monday did not go well.
Even though the Argentine had desired to return to the team he diligently served for the first 21 years of his career, that marked the beginning of the end for Barca's dreams of re-signing Messi.
A deal has been reached between all sides as a result of the MLS's newfound confidence in their ability to bring Messi to the United States and their commercial partners, which include streaming giants Apple and adidas.
Busquets, a close friend of Messi's who recently departed Barcelona after a trophy-laden 15-year run in the first team and over 700 games, will be joining him.
Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante are just two of the high-profile players who have recently agreed to moves to the Middle East. Busquets had also drawn interest from Saudi Arabia, but he declined the money on offer in order to team up with Messi.
Inter Miami, which is preparing for a massive relaunch ahead of the 2024 MLS season, is anticipated to confirm the pair's acquisitions within the next 48 hours.
The David Beckham-owned team fired head coach Phil Neville last week; 90min understands Tata Martino will be named as his replacement.
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