JAKARTA - Inter Miami has not stopped trying to bring in Lionel Messi. They are ready to sign the Argentina international if he wants to play in Major League Soccer (MLS).
The interest in signing Messi was conveyed by Inter's Chief Business Officer Xavier Asensi to Messi earlier this week. Club co-owner Jorge Mas later agreed in an interview with Sport when Barcelona arrived in Miami for pre-season.
"Both David Beckham and I aspire to bring the best player in the world to Miami," said Jorge Mas.
"(It's) not only because of the project we created, because we want to be the benchmark of football in the United States, but when you talk about the best player in the world, Lionel (Messi) is definitely the best player on the planet."
Messi spent most of his career at Barcelona before moving to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) last summer. At the Paris club he is still under contract for one year and there is an option to extend it for another year.
However, Inter are not desperate to sign the 35-year-old. They hope that La Pulga can end his legendary career with them.
"Hopefully his conditions will allow him to be there, playing in an Inter Miami USA jersey. We aspire to that," said Mas.
"We don't have any guarantees, no deals, but I am a very optimistic person, and hopefully in the future Leo Messi can be a part of our project," he added.
If the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is to join Inter Miami, the transfer process could be one of the most important in the history of the country's sport.
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