According to journalist Gaston Edul of TyC Sports channel, Messi has agreed to extend his contract with Inter Miami until after the 2026 World Cup, with the possibility that the 37-year-old player will play until 2027 when he is 40 years old.
“The contract has not been officially signed yet, but the parties have expressed goodwill to extend the contract until after the 2026 World Cup. Messi’s contract is until December 2025. Inter Miami wants to activate the extension option and sign another year. The issues are still under discussion but are on track to be completed,” Gaston Edul said on November 28.
Meanwhile, AS (Spain) also confirmed: “Inter Miami is negotiating with Messi to extend his contract until December 2026 and sign for another year. Inter Miami is working hard to implement the “Messi Project”. They have made an offer in recent weeks. The parties are still in a favorable negotiation process. Surely, Messi will stay in Miami for many more years”.
Accordingly, “Project Messi” has been activated with Inter Miami appointing new coach Javier Mascherano to replace coach Tata Martino who has just resigned for personal reasons. The team, chaired and co-owned by David Beckham, has also officially signed a new contract with veteran striker Luis Suarez for another year (until December 2025).
Thus, the famous players from Barcelona Club at Inter Miami continue to be strengthened, with Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets and Suarez still playing together, now with the addition of coach Javier Mascherano.
AS also revealed a shocking clause in Inter Miami’s extension offer to Messi, which in addition to the new contract agreement may also include the possibility of the Argentine star becoming an ambassador for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the US, Mexico and Canada.
“Billionaire Jorge Mas, co-owner of Inter Miami with former player David Beckham, has expressed his dream of “having Messi at least until after 2026″. This dream is about to come true, as the parties are negotiating very favorably. Everything is just waiting for the time to announce, there is no sign that an agreement will not be reached.
Messi is a key figure in MLS (American professional soccer league), his continued presence is important for both the league and Apple TV, the broadcasting rights holder,” AS expressed.
“Staying in MLS will help Messi maintain his peak form for the next World Cup. Although he has hinted at retiring from international football, coach Scaloni (Argentina team) still believes that the famous player will go to the 2026 World Cup to defend the championship title. Messi will turn 39 right before the tournament, he has nothing left to prove and only the joy of participating in what could be the last World Cup of his illustrious career,” AS emphasized.
Inter Miami will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 along with many other important cup tournaments such as the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, besides the MLS and the unfinished goal of winning the MLS Cup. Therefore, Mr. David Beckham is planning a big plan for the team.
Together with billionaire Jorge Mas, co-owner of Inter Miami, David Beckham is planning to significantly strengthen Inter Miami before the new season.
After officially renewing with Suarez, and negotiating favorably to keep Messi until 2027. It is likely that Mr. David Beckham wants to bring to Inter Miami another friend of Messi, the famous player Di Maria.
Di Maria is currently playing for Benfica (Portugal). At the age of 36, this famous player is still playing extremely brilliantly, scoring 8 goals and having 5 assists after 16 matches. Di Maria’s contract expires in June 2025. Therefore, from the beginning of the new year, Inter Miami will have the right to negotiate to bring this famous player to the US to reunite with Messi.
In addition to Di Maria, Mr. David Beckham also has the ambition to add 2 top central defenders to strengthen Inter Miami’s defense, which is the weak point that prevented the team from going further than the first round of the MLS Cup.
