Beckham says how much he tried to persuade Messi to move to Miami

The co-owner of American Inter spent a lot of time inviting the legendary Argentinean.

David Beckham recalls how long it took him to sign Lionel Messi. According to the ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid player, and now co-owner of Inter Miami, the operation to invite the football star to MLS began before the transfer itself.

At the same time, the Englishman said that even after the news about the move forward, he could not believe what happened for a long time.

“That’s the power of Lionel Messi. It’s amazing what emotions a person, a player can create.

Leo’s father and I have been talking for five years. My partner and I went to the hotel to meet Leo’s father five years before he came to us. I told him: “I know Leo is not ready yet, but I want your son to play for my club in the future.”

We knew we had to make a decision when Leo announced he was leaving PSG. At 4 or 5 am Japan time, while I was lying in bed, my phone kept ringing. Victoria pushed me and said, “Turn off your phone, we need to go to bed.” I reached for my glasses and read that Lionel Messi had decided to go to Miami.

I still got goosebumps. I started crying, and Victoria asked: “What’s going on? What happened? Did someone die?” – and I answered: “Leo is coming, he’s moving to Miami.”

I went online and it was on social media. I talked to my partner Jorge and he asked me, “Do you believe this?” And I answered: “I don’t believe. Let’s wait until he arrives in Miami, and then I will believe it,” the Miami website quoted Beckham.

We remind you that Messi moved to Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 as a free agent, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with the MLS club.

We remind you that earlier it became known that Messi will release a new line of sneakers with a famous brand.

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