Football player Messi is now playing in Miami. Apple is also in business

On June 7, Lionel Messi, already a former striker of the Paris Saint-Germain football club, announced his transfer to the American club Inter Miami.

This deal came as a surprise to everyone, because practically no one considered such a transfer. But in the end, Apple, Adidas, David Beckham, the MLS Football League and Messi himself were the winners.

Potentially, this deal could enable Messi to establish his own football club or become the owner of an existing one. But first things first.

Messi returns for any European team except Barcelona.

In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Messi said that after the end of the contract with PSG, he began to receive offers to move from many European clubs, but did not even consider them.

I had offers from other European teams, but I didn’t even change them, because my idea was to go to Barcelona.

Leo Messi

The refusal to play for European clubs, associated with Messi’s unwillingness to play against Barcelona, ​​which is still his any team.

Messi could not go to Barcelona due to the club’s financial problems

In 2021, Barcelona did not renew Messi’s contract, so he had to withdraw from the club.

Two years later, the financial situation at Barcelona was not at risk. To pay Messi, Barcelona would have had to take a pay cut or sell someone, but the Argentine didn’t want to take it to the limit.

I heard that they were supposed to be sold by players or be responsible for all this.

Leo Messi

Messi has not received an official offer to move to Barcelona.

Messi will disappear for the Saudi club Al-Hilal for $400 million a year

In addition to the European team, Messi received an offer to play for Al-Hilal, a club in Saudi Arabia.

The football player lasted a record 400 million euros a year, and the contract itself lasted two years.

For comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo receives $200 million from the Saudi Al-Nasr club, making him the highest paid athlete in the world according to Forbes.

Messi himself said that he would have moved to An-Nasr if he was only interested in money.

Messi moved to Inter Miami not only because of money

According to Messi, the transition to Inter Miami is connected with the desire to move to the United States. It was a family decision, not just Messi himself.

Details of the contract were not disclosed, but according to Reuters, it contains a clause that tomorrow Messi will receive a stake in the football club in the future.

For MSL (Major League Soccer – US professional football league), Messi’s transfer to Inter Miami was the most important and important transfer since 2007, when David Beckham moved to Los Angeles Galaxy. He had similar terms in his contract.

Another motivation is the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the USA, and who is going to be Messi.

What’s up with David Beckham

The Inter Miami football club belongs to the Miami Beckham United engulfment group, which was infected by David Beckham.

In January 2018, Messi congratulated Inter Miami and Beckham on their acceptance into MLS.

Hello David! First of all, congratulations and I hope everything goes well for your project. Who knows, maybe in a few years you will call me.

Leo Messi

Without Beckham, Messi’s transition to Inter Miami was hardly possible.

Messi will receive money not only from Inter Miami, but also from Apple and Adidas

Messi ejection with Inter Miami three-year contract. Each year, the club will win $ 50 million for the player.

In addition, Apple will give Messi a share of the proceeds that I received as new MLS Season Pass subscribers – subscriptions to broadcast all MLS matches.

Last year, Apple left a 10-year contract with MLS to show all league games. Now in the US, you can legally watch MLS football matches only on Apple TV +, and this also applies to Inter Miami. The contract between Apple and MLS is valued at $2.5 billion.

Adidas has been an MLS sponsor since 2006. According to The Athletic, the company is donating an Argentinean percentage of revenue related to his move to Inter Miami. In addition, the Messiah is found to have a personal lifetime contract with Adidas.

Apple to release Messi series on Apple TV+

Apple has announced a four-episode series about Messi that will follow his career in the Argentina national team and his legendary victory at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

How much Messi will be from this episode is not reported. It is also unknown when it will be released.

Messi’s transfer to Inter Miami is a victory not only for the club, but for the entire league

Magazine of the history of the best football players, so his transition to Inter Miami was a real sensation.

The number of Inter Miami subscribers on Instagram (the social network belongs to Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) increased from 1.1 million to 6.5 million in less than a week.

The contract with Inter Miami is valid on July 1, and Messi’s first game for the club will take place on July 21 against Cruz Azul. After the news of the signing of Messi, the cost of tickets for the game increased from $29 to $467.

The transition is expected to expand the Information System not only for Inter Miami but for the entire MLS league by attracting new perspectives. In turn, this will help popularize football in the United States.