Lionel Messi’s next club, Inter Miami, announced Friday it will hold a presentation event, called ‘The Unveil’, on July 16 at its home stadium.
Argentine seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi said last
month that he was moving to the Major League Soccer club after allowing his
contract at Paris Saint-Germain to run out.
“The major unveiling event will include exciting
entertainment, speeches on the pitch and more,” the club said in a press
release, which did not mention Messi by name.
Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina in December, is
expected to be joined at Miami by his former Barcelona teammate and ex-Spain
international midfielder Sergio Busquets and the pair could be presented
together.
The club recently appointed former Barcelona and Argentina
coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino to take charge of the team.
Messi is expected to make his debut on July 21 against
Mexican club Cruz Azul in the new Leagues Cup — a tournament between top flight
clubs from MLS and the Mexican league.
Inter Miami majority owner Jorge Mas has said the club could
make “three to five signings” during the current transfer window.
Inter Miami is at the bottom in MLS’ Eastern Conference and
ranked 28th of 29 clubs in the league.
Martino said, upon his appointment, that he had spoken to
Messi and Busquets about their impending move to the MLS club.
“Sometimes in our world you associate United States and
Miami with holidays. And it’s not that. They are coming to compete.
“They are coming from winning world titles, Spanish league
titles. They are not going to relax. They will compete because it is in their
blood,” he said.
“The Unveil” will be conducted at the club’s DRV PNK Stadium
in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami.
Former England and Manchester United midfielder David
Beckham, a co-owner of the club, is also likely to appear at the event. AFP
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