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Javier Mascherano is confident that Lionel Messi will soon sign a new contract with Inter Miami. It would be “a great news” for American football, said the coach. “I hope it will happen soon.” The 41-year-old played 414 times alongside the two-year-old Messi during his own professional career at FC Barcelona and in the national team.
For the team, the club and the history of the association, it would be something unique, said Mascherano. Inter Miami has only been playing in the Major League Soccer since 2020, one of the co -owners is the English legend David Beckham. Messi moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Florida in the summer of 2023.
It has long been known that the club bosses want to extend the contract with the Argentine world champion of 2022. Messi recently did not comment on negotiations or his future at an event of his own sports border. In the World Cup qualification game at the beginning of the month in Buenos Aires-probably his last competitive game in the national jersey on Argentine soil-Messi had not given a clear confession in terms of 2026 World Cup. “When I feel good, I enjoy it. If I don’t feel good, I honestly have no pleasure about it,” the 38-year-old emphasized. “I have not yet made a decision regarding the World Cup.” The World Cup finals will take place in the USA, Mexico and Canada next year.
Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano wrote on Instagram that the talks about a new contract with Inter Miami would be in an advanced stage. However, some points should still be clarified. Messi’s current contract, according to the season in the MLS, is still valid until the end of the year.