Lionel Messi 'close to sealing move to Inter Miami ahead of next season'

Inter Miami are closing in on a move for Lionel Messi which will make him the highest-paid player in the history of the sport in the US.

The MLS side believes the Argentina legend will make a switch from Paris-Saint Germain ahead of next season. 

Messi, 35, is currently understood to be on a salary of around £1.2m-a-week and would take a pay cut at the Florida franchise, which is co-owned by David Beckham.

According to Mail Online, the club are already thought to be identifying players who will fit with the forward's style of play with former Barcelona team-mates Luis Suarez and Cesc Fabregas under consideration. 

Inter Miami are managed by Beckham's former Manchester United team-mate Phil Neville, who has just signed a contract extension.

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