Messi receives INSANE offer from Inter Miami

Stuart Telford

• 6 Apr 2023 17:25 BST
• 3 min read

Lionel Messi is out of contract with Paris Saint-Germain this summer, and Inter Miami have hatched a plan to win the race for his signature ahead of Barcelona and Al-Hilal.

Messi has reportedly dragged his feet on signing an extension to his PSG contract amid concerns about the club's sporting project for next season.

Paris have lost three of their last four games in all competitions, dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich; Kylian Mbappe continues to flirt with Real Madrid and Christophe Galtier's job as manager is under threat.

READ: Barcelona fans chant for Messi's return

Messi has been increasingly linked with a return to Barcelona, where he is the club's record scorer with 672 goals from his 778 games between 2004 and 2021, although the club will need to reduce their debt by €200 million before they can even think about re-signing him.

Al-Hilal have reportedly offered Messi €400 million to follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, meanwhile. Whilst they have finances Barca can only dream off, that would preclude another shot at European glory for the four-time Champions League winner.

But the MLS could yet be the next destination for Argentina's World Cup-winning captain.

READ: Lionel Messi: MLS clubs join forces to sign Barcelona legend

Inter Miami's Messi deal

"Inter Miami are ready to challenge Al-Hilal with a lucrative deal," reports the Independent's Miguel Delaney.

"The David Beckham-owned franchise will offer him an equity stake in the club to join this summer. That comes after long-time negotiations between Inter Miami and Messi, as well as MLS.

"Jorge Messi has met with the competition in the past, and there is a plan that the player can prove a transformative figure in the competition's history, especially as he can forge new links with the US's Latin American football community."

Miami manager Phil Neville - Beckham's former Manchester United teammate - has previously confirmed that Inter want to sign the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.