In 2007, David Beckham left Europe to start a second career in Major League Soccer (MLS). After retiring as a player, Beckham became the second largest shareholder of Inter Miami.
In 2023, the European economy will be sluggish, and many clubs will have salary arrears, and the direct reason for Ronaldo and Messi to leave Europe is that salaries are not in place.
Immediately after that, Benzema and Neymar also left the European League, and when Messi was still thinking about returning to Barcelona or defecting to Saudi Arabia, Beckham contacted Messi as soon as possible and invited him to join Miami with the greatest sincerity.
Messi's contract with Miami is $60 million, which is less than Neymar's transfer fee, but the additional terms of Messi's trip to the United States far exceed that of Ronaldo and Neymar.
Ronaldo has a "pension agreement" in Saudi Arabia and served as the publicity ambassador of Saudi Arabia after the end of his playing career in Saudi Arabia, while Messi joined Miami in addition to signing bonuses and team equity, and more importantly, Adi's sky-high endorsement fee.
According to US media news, Messi's comprehensive annual salary in Miami is at least 1$500 million!(About 10.)7.6 billion RMB).
Inter Miami debuted in March 2020 and the club is ranked tenth in the MLS Major Leagues with a valuation of around 5$800 million.
Messi's joining Miami has caused a sensation in the North American sports industry, and stars from NFL, NBA, MLB and other leagues have posted to welcome Messi, although MLS is not as influential as other leagues, but Messi's market value in North America is self-evident.
Shortly after Messi joined Miami, the team's estimated market value reached $1 billion, which industry insiders called the "Messi effect."
Jorge Mas, the majority shareholder of Inter Miami, said that the team will be worth $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion in 2024, and we are confident that Miami International will surpass the Premier League clubs.
Maas also said that in fact, as early as 2019, he and David Beckham had already begun to pursue Messi.
After Messi joined, the two owners, Maas and Beckham, often stayed by Messi's side, and the three families often gathered together.
Since August, Messi has topped the MLS jersey sales championship. At an auction in New York, the World Cup-winning jersey worn by Messi in his final game against France was sold for $10.1 millionApproximately 72 million RMB!
More than the jersey that Michael Jordan wore in the 1998 NBA Finals!Set an auction record for memorabilia from a competition.
The "Messi effect" is not only on the sidelines!
Messi's move to Miami is more important about the life factor, and he wants to live well here with his family.
Long before joining Miami, Messi had already bought three properties in the city with a total value of more than £15 million.
Since August, Messi and Antonella have been looking for a fourth property in Miami as their home base for playing football in the United States.
Eventually, Messi bought an £8.4 million villa on the waterfront in Fort Lauderdale, which covers about 975 square meters and has eight bedrooms, nine and a half bathrooms, a three-car garage and a swimming pool.
It is a gated community on the island, there is only one way to enter the community, which is usually only accessible by boat, it is very safe and has very good privacy, making it a great place for celebrities to live.
Interestingly, there is a short ** Internet celebrity who lives in the same neighborhood as Messi.
He gave an interview to VLADTV and said with a smile on the show: "Now Messi is here, everyone is coming by boat to see the house." ”
He also said that since Messi moved here, the market value of his house has increased by $25 millionAbout 17.7 billion RMB.
Friends, are your eyes red with envy, when will Messi, the "cash cow", be a neighbor with me, you can laugh and faint when you dream.
This article was originally edited by Art Rabbit Sports.
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