Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia.

Soccer legend Lionel Messi's next team will be in MLS as he said he intends to join Inter Miami next season after considering a return to Barcelona or joining Saudi Arabia's league.

Lionel Messi has agreed to join MLS side Inter Miami. The transfer will see Messi play for a club outside Europe for the first time in his career. The 35-year-old won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player seven times and led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last year.

F OXBOROUGH – The Revolution will meet Inter Miami at Gillette Stadium Saturday, but they won’t have to worry about Lionel Messi just yet. Messi, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires June 30, has agreed to join Inter Miami and could finalize the deal soon.

Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer superstar entering the twilight of an extraordinary career highlighted by a World Cup championship last winter, plans to sign with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.

Soccer sensation Lionel Messi will sign with Inter Miami, opting to join the MLS club after being linked to a return to FC Barcelona and a very lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League, he announced Wednesday.

The Argentine forward, 35, has spent the last two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, playing his final game for the club on Saturday, after moving from Barcelona in 2021, where he spent the majority of his career.