Breaking: Messi Choose Beckham's Proposal, Rather Than Gigantic US$1 Billion Contract by PIF Saudi, Messi Join Inter Miami

Finally, not everything can buy “PETRODOLLAR” Saudi. Not everything can buy by gigantic SWF (Sovereign Wealth Fund) Saudi’s Public Investment Fund). Messi to Miami, not Riyadh or Jeddah, will rejuvenate (Soccer / Football league) MLS forever, same as David Beckham decades ago move from best club in the world Real Madrd to Los Angeles Galaxy. Finally, since 2003 in European football, facing situation without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

June 6th, 2023, Petrodollar “buy” again America: The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf have merged, thanks for PIF (Public Investment Fund), one of the biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund on earth a Saudi money machine to invest everything, mostly in startups.

Same June 6th, PIF will take control of the four largest teams in the Saudi Pro League — Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, and Al Ahli. These deals will be completed in time for the start of the 2023-24 season in August. The fund will hold a 75 per cent stake in these four teams, with the other 25 per cent controlled by a non-profit organisation. Saudi has an ambition to be host of FIFA World Cup 2030. FIFA World Cup 2026 host are trio Canada, U.S. and Mexico.

Al Nassr already have Cristiano Ronaldo.

Last time Messi vacancy to Miami, hysteria already happens in entire Miami like this.

Al Ittihad have Benzema and 5 hous ago N’Golo Kante, both French National Player.

Source said that US$1 Billion contract actually from AL Hilal, but “SOURCE” of money, still same: PIF.

But Messi join Inter Miami.

Inter Miami twitter account announced 12 minutes ago, and MLS Organization announced 8 minutes ago about “SURREAL” move by Messi from Paris (PSG) to Inter Miami. Still same Atlantic side.

Messi is heading to Inter Miami, stunning the Saudi league that thought they had their target wrapped up. Messi was Saudi Tourism Ambassador since 2021.

When Messi win FIFA World Cup in Qatar last December, just around 6 minutes Beckham posted very rare photo about (childhood) Messi. This is showed how very close Beckham and Messi, not only same adidas ambassador and was play for PSG. Of course this is big win for adidas too because all MLS team sponsored by adidas, and MLS itself sponsored by adidas. US National Team sponsored by Nike. Of course a lot of Latina in Miami, thanks heated situation “Cuba crisis” JFK - Khrushchev - Fidel Castro.

Beckham: Predator

Messi: Nemesis adidas

They really thought they had him. Until the very last moment the strong expectation in Saudi Arabia was that Lionel Messi would choose them. How could he possibly say no, senior sources in the Pro League reasoned? This was the most lucrative offer in all sports, stars as bright as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante had already been lured with less than the €1 billion over two years that was on the table for the Argentine.

Such was their confidence that one senior source in the Pro League revealed to CBS Sports that Al Hilal had jets waiting in Paris for Messi and Barcelona for his father Jorge, ready to whisk him off to Riyadh. The nation stood ready for what would have been the crowning moment in a week where the sporting map has been redrawn around Saudi Arabia: First LIV Golf's triumphant merger with the PGA tour, then securing the greatest footballer of his generation, perhaps any generation.

Within an hour of the revelation that the Saudis were standing by, news broke that the great man seemed to have made his decision. Later on Wednesday, the Argentine legend confirmed it himself.  Messi would be taking his talents to South Beach.

That brings with it significant complicating factors for Messi and his relationship with the kingdom. Saudi Arabia's wooing of the 35-year-old star had been no less sustained than that of MLS. Figures at the highest level of the government had been involved in talks with Messi and his representatives in Paris over the weekend. Their biggest selling point had been cash --  and lots of it -- but they were prepared to hand the Argentine whatever other freedoms he wanted within the footballing structure. Pick his club? Of course. The same was true of teammates, with Public Investment Fund (PIF) officials making their way across Europe trying to snare the biggest stars of the sport. There would even, one source indicated, have been a €25 million bonus for Jorge Messi on completion of the transfer.

Adding to confidence in the Pro League was the fact that their country was already tied to Messi. He may have a home in Miami but he is contracted to the Saudi Tourism Authority, who he signed up with in 2022. There are doubts now as to whether that arrangement will continue given his very public snubbing of the chance to live in Riyadh for the next two years. Indeed this may yet cause further friction between Messi and Saudi Arabia, one source described the leaked suggestion that the player had made the decision because his family did not want to live in the city as "a major red line that has been crossed" by a paid ambassador of the country.

For Saudi football, Messi's decision is a significant blow but not one that will slow momentum as they chase the biggest names they can get. The PIF delegation that spoke to Messi traveled on to London, where the signature of Kante was swiftly secured on a two-year, €200 million deal with the option for a further 12 months. The Frenchman has successfully completed the first part of his medical in London and will travel to Jeddah to finalize his move to Al Ittihad. CBS Sports also revealed on Tuesday that the same offer was to be made to Ilkay Gundogan. Since then Wilfried Zaha, a free agent next month when his Crystal Palace contract expires, has been offered £15 million a year to make the move. CBS Sports can also reveal that Al Ahli president Waleed Muaath traveled to London yesterday in an attempt to secure the signature of Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez.

Where some of those players end up is a more open question. PIF took majority ownership of four clubs earlier this week -- Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli -- and had intended to distribute the brightest stars across the quartet whilst helping other sides secure their own big names such as Mahrez. The change in ownership this week did rather skew some deals; Al Nassr had been working on signing Kante for months only for him to be assigned to Saudi champions Al Ittihad. Al Hilal had harbored hopes of signing Ronaldo before Al Nassr swept in, to make amends Messi was earmarked for them and a cross-Riyadh resumption of his great rivalry with the Portuguese forward so long as the Argentine was amenable.

A star will need to be sourced for Al Hilal. No matter the money they have to spend, they will not find one brighter than Messi.

-prada- is a Helper. Former adviser (President Indonesia) Jokowi for mapping 2-times election. I used to get paid to catch all these blunders—now I do it for free. Trying to work out what's going on, what happens next. Arch enemies of the tobacco industry, (still) survive after getting doxed.

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