Lionel Messi ‘primed for shock Inter Miami transfer with David Beckham’s club in pole position to sign wantaway PSG ace’
INTER MIAMI have received a major boost in their ambitious plan to sign Lionel Messi from French champions PSG according to reports in France.
The Argentine’s current contract with the Parisians expires at the end of the season and there have been talks about extending the World Cup winner’s stay in the French capital.
ReutersLionel Messi celebrates scoring for PSG in Ligue 1.[/caption]
APDavid Beckham, owner and president of soccer operations for Inter Miami.[/caption]
But French publication L’Equipe have reported that Messi is becoming increasingly unsure about extending his time with the Paris outfit.
The reports states MLS side Inter Miami are in the driving seat to sign the former Barcelona star.
Inter Miami are owned by by former PSG man David Beckham and are coached by Phil Neville.
L’Equipe say that the Argentine superstar’s family would be open to living in the United States with Messi owning a home in Miami where he regularly holidays.
Inter Miami coach Neville refused to rule out the possibility of signing the Argentine great when speaking last month.
He said: “We want to bring the best players in the world to this club and he is probably the best player, so for us the landscape has not changed at all.
‘With any deal for any Designated Player of that level, it’s complicated. It takes time.”
The seven time Ballon d’Or winner is represented by his father Jorge who met with PSG representatives on Wednesday.
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The PSG No10 is enjoying a much better second season and has so far and has 10 goals and 10 assists in 18 Ligue 1 matches.
He has scored five goals in seven Champions League games but was powerless to stop the French giants losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
A Champions league exit to the Germans would only increase the noise surrounding Messi’s future.
