Deal not 100 percent, Lionel Messi says he will join MLS side Inter Miami

Paris, June 8 : Argentine football star Lionel Messi has said that he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.

Messis former club Paris Saint-Germain announced last week that Messi is set to leave after the final Ligue 1 match.

The Argentine forward spent two seasons at PSG, for which he signed as a free agent in 2021 after leaving Barcelona.Messi, who turns 36 later in June, has been earlier linked to a move to come back to Barcelona, where he spent the majority of his career.

"Ive taken the decision that I am going to Miami, I dont have (the deal) 100 percent sealed or maybe theres something left to do, but we decided to continue our path there," Messi was quoted by Spanish newspapers Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo as saying on Wednesday.Inter Miami, co-owned by former England international David Beckham and founded in 2018, also confirmed the news on social media.

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