MLS is keen on welcoming Lionel Messi
Messi linked with a move to Inter Miami
MLS commissioner Don Garber is eager to welcome Messi to the MLS and admits that the deal may have to be “outside the box”. The Argentine has been tipped to join David Beckham’s Inter Miami when his deal with Paris Saint-Germain runs out.
Negotiations of renewal for Messi to stay with PSG has currently ongoing, but with just four months remaining, things might change for the worse. As per Garber, a deal involving Messi will have to be creative to fit in with the league’s salary cap.
What did Garber have to say?
“You’re dealing with perhaps the most special player in the history of the game. So, when there are rumors of him connected to Miami, that’s great,” he told The Athletic.
“And if it could happen, it would be terrific for MLS, it would be terrific for Messi and his family, and like everything with us, we try to run every opportunity down. I can’t give any more details than that because we don’t have them.
“Teams have the flexibility to do unique things. MLS is a single entity. If you’re selling something that the collective owns, the collective has to approve that.
“So, whatever [Inter Miami owner] Jorge [Mas] decides, with [MLS executive vice president] Todd [Durbin’s] help to structure something, if we have the opportunity to do that, it’s going to be outside the box.
“Because, as you all know what’s going on in international football today, with Ronaldo at $ 100 million, the transfer market is just exploding in ways that are unimaginable.
“We’re going to have to structure a deal that’s going to compensate him in ways that he and his family expect.
“What that is? Honestly, we don’t know today, but he’s probably not going to be a targeted allocation money player.”
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