David Beckham spoke for the first time of the arrival of Lionel Messi al Inter Miami and the day he found out that the decision had been made. In addition, the franchise owner of the MLSrevealed the commitment he made to the fans of Las Garzas and how he did the hard work he did to be able to count on the Rosario star on his team.
“A few weeks ago, I woke up and I had a million messages on my phone. I thought: ‘What will happen? I don’t usually get this many messages’. That’s when I heard it: Leo confirmed that he was coming to Miami, although obviously it wasn’t a surprise to me »expressed the former English soccer player in the framework of a conference at the St. Johns Wood United Synagogue in London.
In this context, Beckham added: «From the beginning, I always said that if I had the possibility of bringing the best players to Miami, whatever the moment of their careers, I would do it. I always had that commitment to the fans. So when I hear that one of the best players in the world – maybe the best – who has won everything, who is still a great player, is young and does what he does, wants to play on my team, it is an incredible moment. for us”.
The revelations of one of the owners of Inter Miami about the arrival of Messi
«In 2019 we began to think about how we could bring it. Messi can make MLS one of the two or three biggest leagues in the world. (…) I think he comes wanting to leave his mark, and he will be able to do it beyond football. When he retires he will have a stake in the club. I spent three years, a year and a half, very intensely. Many conversations with Jorge. I saw it done at the end of May. David was talking to Leo, only about football, because he was playing. He didn’t want him to feel pressured. We have spoken in Barcelona, Miami, Rosario, Doha… I spent the entire World Cup in Qatar watching Argentina. To close it, the Apple contract was very important,” explained Jorge Mas, one of the owners of Inter Miami, in dialogue with El País.
When does La Pulga join?
Starting July 14 or 15, Leo will travel to the United States to meet with the leaders of Las Garzas and get settled in his new home. Later, he will sign his contract (it would be for three seasons, with an exit clause at the end of the first two years). He will then be officially presented at the DRV PNK Stadium, will wear the No. 10 pink jersey and will offer his first words as a new reinforcement of the Florida franchise. Along these lines, the managing owner (Mas) established Friday, July 21 for the debut of the world champion with his new jersey, that day Inter Miami will host Cruz Azul for the first date of South Group 3 of the Leagues Cup.
