Team USA owner Jorge Mas has given details of the lengthy negotiations that led to the Argentine star signing for the MLS club following his departure from PSG, in which David Beckham played a key role.
Almost a month ago, on June 7, Lionel Messi announced what was an open secret: after his traumatic departure from PSG, and two years in the club of the French capital, the Argentine star announced his decision to sign for Inter Miami from the United States MLS .
Thus, the casting chaired by the former English footballer David Beckham he won the showdown Barcelona and the Saudi team al hilal the latter who wanted to have the trans-Andean player in the same league in which other world stars like the Portuguese play Cristiano Ronaldo and Gaul Karim Benzema .
In this sense, the task of the North Americans has not been easy at all, as he admits. jorge mas majority owner of the club in the state of Florida, who admitted to the newspaper El País of Spain that The arrival of the man from Rosario was completed after an operation started three years ago .
“In 2019, we started thinking about how we could bring it to Miami, a booming global city. . You live well and it’s pure business. Everyone wants to move here. We don’t pay local or state taxes,” the businessman emphasized straight away.
In this sense, the Cuban-American admitted that David Beckham -boss and shareholder of the club- played a fundamental role in the negotiations with Jorge Messi, the footballer’s father .
“It was a long process. I was three years old. A year and a half very intensely. Many conversations with his father. I saw him do (the affair) at the end of May. David didn’t only talked to Leo about football, because he was playing. I didn’t want him to feel under pressure. We talked to Barcelona, Miami, Rosario, Doha… I spent the whole World Cup in Qatar watch argentina” acknowledged More.

In addition to the proximity achieved with the “Flea”, the businessman stressed that “There is a very important family element. Messi will be in his hemisphere, almost at the same time as in Rosario. It was more important to sell him the idea of football in the United States. It is the largest commercial market on the planet” .
In this regard, the owner of Inter Miami confessed that an aspect that tipped the balance in favor of his project by the recent world champion, were the benefits and advantages you will get for your contract .
“When he retires, he will have a stake in the club . You will be able to continue your work in a market that will continue to grow. You will have opportunities that are not available elsewhere. I imagine a life after football for Messi very similar to that of David (Beckham) or that of Michael Jordan Mas said.
In this sense, the Cuban-American explained that in the benefits that Messi will have are income from a percentage of television rights and the sale of team shirts .
“If football develops in the United States, it will benefit. It’s just. He was already an Adidas player, so he will also receive money from the sale of shirts.” he pointed.
Thus, the owner of Inter Miami clarified that even if the Major League Soccer (MLS) did not put any money into the operation, they acknowledged that they had a fundamental role in helping to attract sponsors .
“Concluding (the agreement) the contract with Apple was very important. MLS didn’t put in any money, but they were essential in helping the sponsors” he added.
With these advantages, the American cast realized make up the difference with the income offered to the Argentine star in Saudi Arabia place where rumor said they would cancel it around 500 million euros, ten times more than what he will earn at his new club .
Track to El Deportivo
Source: Latercera

I’m Scott Moore, a professional writer and journalist based in the US. I’ve been writing for various publications for over 8 years now, and have been working as an author at athletistic for the past five years. My work has been featured by some of the leading sports websites and magazines across Europe.