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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the case that Lionel Messi has not yet renewed his contract with Paris, which country he will eventually play in after his contract expires this summer has become the focus of attention from the outside world. Major League Soccer (MLS) made a stunning early decision.

In addition to staying in Greater Paris, including Messi's former club Barcelona, ​​major Middle Eastern giants and Major League Soccer's Inter Miami, which is jointly owned by British star David Beckham, have all expressed interest in Messi , and the head coach of Inter Miami said more directly in the interview: "I will not deny the fact that we are interested in Messi. We want to bring the best players in the world to this club. Messi and Busquez (Sergio Busquets) are two of the most prominent players in recent times, and their arrival would be of great benefit to MLS, but we also have to modify the original league rules for this.”

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Since Messi's current salary is as high as US$1.1 million (about 33 million Taiwan dollars), a single team cannot sign him according to the existing MLS salary system. Therefore, the Spanish media "Sport" reported that all MLS players The team has held a meeting on this matter, and all the teams have agreed to jointly pay Messi's salary in order to allow him to come to the United States to play.

At the same time, because everyone has a paying relationship, Messi will be able to choose the team he wants to join.

From a traditional point of view, usually no team will be willing to help the team in the same league pay the player's salary, but as long as it can attract Messi to play in the United States, it will greatly increase tickets and even TV rights. At the same time, it can also increase the popularity and popularity of domestic football for the next 2026 World Cup in the United States. Under the balance of pros and cons, Messi's current huge influence and business opportunities have made all the owners of the American Football Federation agree to this project. Crazy plan.

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