Lionel Messi confirmed this Wednesday his move to Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club belonging to former England player David Beckham, in an interview with Catalan newspapers. sports world It is sport.
“I made the decision to go to Miami. I still haven’t closed it 100%. Some things are missing, but we decided to continue on the path we’re on”said the Argentina international, closing the door on a return to Camp Nou.
“Obviously I wanted to go back to Barcelona, but on the other hand, after living what I lived and the departure I had, I didn’t want to be in the same situation waiting to see what was going to happen and leaving my future in the hands of others I wanted to make my own decision thinking of myself my family I heard it was said that the Spanish League had accepted everything and it was okay to return but there were still many other things that needed to be done.he explained.
To sign Messi, Beckham’s club took advantage of revenue from new subscriptions to the MLS Season Pass, on the streaming platform Apple TV+, which signed a ten-year €2.3 billion deal with MLS, for the broadcast of the North American football league games.
In addition, Apple TV+ announced this Tuesday that it will have a documentary on Messi’s history in the World Cups.
Months ago, the Argentine had received an offer from Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, who was willing to pay a salary of 400 million euros a year, and the leaders even traveled to Paris to negotiate an agreement with the player, but without success, said the Argentinian. to sources close to the negotiations who informed the AFP.
Source: DN
