Extending My Inter Miami Contract Was An Easy Decision – Messi

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has signed a three-year extension to stay with Inter Miami through 2028. He recently revealed that the lifestyle in Florida is to thank for his decision to extend his stay at the club.

According to him, after evaluating his mental and physical health carefully, deciding to remain an Inter Miami player was pretty straightforward.

Messi added that the fact that his family is enjoying life in Miami also made the decision less complicated

His words, “Honestly, I felt really good during the year. I’m happy living in Miami, as is my family, and honestly, the decision was easy.

I’ve always said that I’ll base my decision on how I feel day to day and how I feel physically and mentally to continue playing and to continue being part of this club.”

WOW.

Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).