Inter Miami confident Messi's contract will be renewed

Inter Miami are assured they volition renew Lionel Messi's contract, which expires successful December.

The 38-year-old guardant is simply a marquee subordinate for Miami and Major League Soccer (MLS), and each parties person begun declaration negotiations to widen his enactment successful the United States.

There is wide content from officials astatine the nine and wrong MLS helium volition renew, portion sources connected Messi's broadside accidental helium is precise unfastened to extending his enactment contempt reported involvement from clubs successful Saudi Arabia.

One motivating origin successful keeping Messi successful the US is to proceed drafting attraction to the league, with the 2026 World Cup approaching crossed North America. While not confirmed, the suspicion is Messi volition extremity his planetary vocation pursuing Argentina's rubric defence.

Messi is the all-time grounds goalscorer successful Miami's abbreviated past with 50 goals, including his astir caller onslaught for the nine - a free-kick successful the Club World Cup against Porto.

Miami were knocked retired of the cupful successful a 4-0 decision by European champions Paris St-Germain successful beforehand of 65,574 fans successful Atlanta.