With Inter Miami Ready to Touch $1,000,000,000 Valuation, Lionel Messi Rumored to Eclipse David Beckham’s Shares in the MLS Club

Lionel Messi sent the soccer world into shockwaves after rejecting the billion-dollar offer from Saudi Arabia. His heart wanted a return to Barcelona. But the club’s financial situation didn’t allow it. There were talks between his father and Barcelona President Joan Laporta over the move.

However, the return to Spain was complicated and needed some drastic steps from Barcelona. Messi wasn’t ready to keep his future in the air for a long time and chose MLS club Inter Miami as his destination. The details of the deal are unknown. Meanwhile, a US sports analyst has given some insights on the contract that could see Messi eclipse David Beckham.

Lionel Messi to be a major shareholder in Inter Miami?

Fans know Joe Pompliano for his expertise in money in sports. He breaks down every little aspect of the financials that are involved in any sports relating to transfers, sponsorships, and team financial accounts, amongst many others. On his podcast, Joe Pomp Show, he recently broke down some details behind Messi’s transfer to Inter Miami.

Accordingly, Lionel Messi will get a share of Apple’s profits from the purchase of new season passes that Messi will bring. Also, the Argentine will get a share of Adidas profits after selling his Inter Miami jerseys. But the crucial factor of the deal will be the equity in the Miami club after his retirement. And Pompliano shed light on this aspect.

“The other thing that I think is a very big deal that could potentially earn him hundreds of millions of dollars. It is the option to buy equity,” Pompliano said. “He’s not going to get equity for free. He’s going to have to contribute capital,” he added.

“The rumors for months now has been reported that he was looking to buy 35% of Inter Miami, which I think will make him a bigger shareholder than David Beckham. I don’t know if that’s true,” Pompliano said. If reports are true, we can see the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner as the biggest shareholder in the MLS club owned by Beckham.

Why did Messi’s move to Barcelona didn’t happen?

The Catalan club is going through a financial mess off-late. It is the result of many aspects, but the crucial factor has been the salary cap. Barcelona is struggling to register some players and provided an economic viability plan to La Liga for making signings this summer.

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The league was happy with the plan and gave the green light to Barcelona to go ahead. They opened talks with Messi’s father over a potential transfer. However, things didn’t go according to plan. Barcelona still needed to reduce the salary cap and to increase the revenue they potentially had to sell some players. Messi wasn’t impressed by the idea to reduce player salaries and selling a few players for his arrival. And he chose Miami as his next destination.

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Let us know your thoughts on the reports surrounding the deal that can see Messi earning massive sums in the future as the club is reported to touch a $1 billion valuation.