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As Lionel Messi fights for his and Paris Saint-Germain's life in the UEFA Champions League, his eyes on the future could be making their way to North America.
An anonymous source told The Athletic that a deal for Messi to make his way to Inter Miami 'was all but done' and that he would be 'promised a small ownership stake in the MLS club'.
Messi joined PSG from Barcelona just two summers ago, but the 35-year-old could be swayed to joining another side as his career enters its twilight.
Having already won seemingly everything there is to win in football - a league title, a cup title, the Champions League, and the World Cup - Messi could look to settle down with his family in a place like Miami.
Inter Miami coach Phil Neville didn't mince words when he told The Athletic exactly what bringing Messi to South Florida and to MLS would mean.
Phil Neville said that a potential move for Lionel Messi to Inter Miami would be 'bigger' than when David Beckham moved to MLS - that it 'would probably be the biggest signing in history'
'I think this would be probably the biggest signing in history,' Neville said. 'I can't think of another star of that magnitude to come from a major footballing country to this place.
'This is maybe similar (to Beckham's arrival), but maybe even bigger. I think you're talking about one of the greatest footballers of all time. When you talk about Miami, we have to be in for players like that, you know?'
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