Lionel Messi is set to finally be unveiled as an Inter Miami player on July 16 – and franchise owner David Beckham helped paint a giant mural of the iconic forward’s face to welcome him to Florida
David Beckham painted a huge mural of Lionel Messi to pay tribute to the Argentine ahead of his blockbuster move to Inter Miami.
Last month, Messi completed a sensational move to Major League Soccer as he chose to play for Beckham’s Florida club over a lucrative deal in Saudi Arabia. As part of his contract, Messi will reportedly receive a compensation package that includes part of Apple TV’s revenue generated by MLS Season Pass as well as a share of Adidas profits from his arrival in MLS.
Messi’s arrival in the United States likely eclipses Brazilian icon Pele’s transfer to the New York Cosmos in 1975 as the biggest in North American soccer history. The 36-year-old reportedly signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Miami franchise – and nobody is more excited than Beckham himself.
On Sunday, Beckham’s wife Victoria took to social media to share footage of the former England captain painting the enormous mural on the side of a building in Miami. Tagging Messi in the post, the former Spice Girl wrote: “Only arrived a few days and he got straight to it! @DavidBeckham is quite the artist!”