Lionel Messi will have to watch out on any trips to the zoo in Florida after his future teammate Nick Marsman suffered a nasty injury.

Inter Miami’s Nick Marsman was hospitalised for three days after being bitten by a poisonous spider during a trip to the zoo. 

The Dutch shot-stopper was recently on a trip to the zoo with his family when he was bitten by a tropical spider. He was forced to spend three days in hospital while he recovers.

Writing on Instagram, Marsman’s wife Nathalie Den Dekker wrote: “The downside of living in a tropical climate… is when you go to the zoo and get bitten by a poisonous spider. End up being hospitalised for three days.”

Marsman will soon meet up with Messi

Marsman has now been discharged from hospital but does not yet appear to have returned to Inter Miami training. The MLS side will welcome Lionel Messi to their ranks once the World Cup winner has finished his break after the European season concluded.

The goalkeeper might suggest that his new teammate steers clear of the local zoo. Marsman also had some recommendations for the club about the changes that would be required to accommodate a player of Messi’s huge following.

“It would be fun [if Messi joined]. I personally think that our club is not yet ready when he comes,” Marsman told ESPN before the transfer was confirmed.

“People can walk onto the field, there are no fences or anything. We walk from the training centre to the stadium for the match without security. So I guess they’re not ready yet. But I hope he comes.”

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is attracting offers from Saudi Arabia clubs, which could pave the way for a move for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.

Lavia, who is set to leave Southampton following their relegation from the Premier League last season, is attracting interest from some of the Premier League's top clubs ahead of potential bids.

While Arsenal are leading the race, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are also interested while Manchester City have a buy-back option after they sold the Belgian to the Saints last summer.

That will disappear if he's to join another club, however, meaning City will need to move now if they have an interest in re-signing the 19-year-old.

Arsenal are keen to move for another defensive midfielder with Partey seemingly on the way out after a disappointing end to the season, which saw him lose his place to Jorginho.

Declan Rice remains the Gunners' top priority, but they have seen all their bids rejected by the Hammers so far this summer.

They have also been monitoring Brighton's Moises Caicedo, but Brighton's £100million asking price is putting them off a bid despite stern interest in January.

Lavia would command a much lower fee, with 90min reporting that Southampton were asking for £50million before their relegation.

Partey, meanwhile, would be the latest big-name Premier League player that's set to move to the middle east as several stars such as Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly prepare to follow N'Golo Kante to the league.