Lionel Messi will join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, turning down a deal from Saudi Arabia that would have paid him $400 million annually.
The Kingdom has been trying to bring more star power to its domestic soccer league after Cristiano Ronaldo joined a Riyadh-based team. The country’s Public Investment Fund has financed the LIV Golf league, which is merging with the PGA Tour, while the sovereign wealth fund has purchased Premier League club Newcastle United, quickly transforming the underachieving team into a serious force in English soccer.
It would mark the first time Messi has played club soccer outside Europe in his storied professional career. The World Cup winner starred for Barcelona since he was a teenager, winning multiple league titles and the Champions League. He left to play for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, and it was reported he was seeking a return to the Catalan team.
For Adidas it would be a coup at a time the German brand is struggling after the collapse of its Yeezy franchise following its canceled partnership with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
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