David Beckham Set To Sign Messi, Other Barcelona Stars
A former Manchester United and Real Madrid football star, David Beckham, is planning a big move to bring Barcelona great, Lionel Messi and some of his former colleagues to Inter Miami to boost his Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, Daily Mail has reported.
Beckham’s bold and uncommon soccer stars’ heist which has zeroed in on Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, is expected to kick in after the World Cup in Qatar.
Having created the Major League Soccer franchise Inter Miami four years ago, Beckham is eager to take the American league to ‘another level’ on and off the pitch.
Mundo Deportivo reports that Beckham is keen to sigh the four signature players of the famous treble winning Barcelona team on 2014/15 season.
The Spanish publication believes Suarez could be the first of Beckham’s targets to join Inter Miami as he is set to leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old won the La Liga title in his first season under Diego Simeone and scored 21 goals, but is now poised to walk away at the end of his second campaign.
Messi could be the second star to join the MLS franchise as he may look to leave Paris Saint-Germain after just one season in the French capital. Messi is said to ‘unhappy’ with the Ligue 1 side and considering a potential move.
Messi received a wave of criticism following PSG’s Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid. He was also booed by angry fans during their league match against Bordeaux.
The fans are disappointed with Messi’s lack of goals. The 34-year-old’s woes can be further evidenced by the fact he failed to register a single shot across the 90 minutes at the Allianz Riviera earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Alba and Busquets could look to join the MLS franchise when their contracts at Barcelona expire. Alba will be out of contract in 2023, while Busquets will be out of contract in 2024.
Beckham previously held talks with Messi about the Argentine star ending his career at Inter Miami. The talks reportedly took place when Messi purchased a $7million (£5m) apartment in the area.
Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas previously said that the club were optimistic of signing Messi at the end of his two-year spell at PSG.
‘I am optimistic Messi will play in an Inter Miami shirt because I think it will complete the legacy of the greatest player in our generation and will meet with the ambitions of the owners of Inter Miami to build a world-class team,’ Mas told the Miami Herald.
He added: ‘David and I have been working really hard, we have aspirations of bringing the best players here and Messi is a generational player, arguably the best player of all time.’
Beckham believes the arrival of his four targets will help transform Inter Miami into title contenders – despite the fact his side are sitting bottom of the Eastern Conference table after four games of the new season.
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