Inter Miami have attained a stunning increase in followers since the Major League Soccer club announced the acquisition of Lionel Messi.
The American club side are already getting the best of the incredible deal that brought the former FC Barcelona captain to the club with their social media followers counting a million times since his arrival.
Inter Miami signed Lionel Messi during the summer transfer window following the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint Germain.
The 36-year-old made the notification about the decision to join Inter Miami as a free agent leaving football lovers worldwide amazed.
It was widely reported that the Argentine midfielder would be heading back to Spain for a reunion with Barcelona, but he chose to continue his outstanding career in America, having led Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup victory in Qatar.
Interest in the Middle East was also shown to Messi but decided to chase the American dream, Since then, Inter Miami who are co-owned by England and Manchester United legend David Beckham now have several Instagram followers bouncing from 1 million to 15 million at the time of writing.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner made a related impact at PSG when he joined the Ligue 1 champions in the summer of 2021 as the French powerhouse attained 5.6 million followers on social media in the space of a week after his announcement.
During his spell at the Parc des Princes, those figures skyrocketed to 15 million in total which made the club the most-followed French outfit on Instagram.
Lionel Messi is undeniably one of the most beloved and distinguished humans on the planet with incredible net worth reportedly worth 500 million pounds, a substantial portion of his fortune amounting to over 50 million pounds originating from massive sponsorship deals.
Lionel Messi’s Impact on Inter Miami
The 2022 World Cup winner is already enjoying a feel-at-home gesture in America and has also rescued the MLS outfit from their disappointing league form to a more promising position.
He has also guided the team to their first cup glory after they secured the US Open Cup on the 19th of August, 2023, as Inter Miami defeated Nashville SC on penalties.
Inter Miami was a squad that was having a hard time winning games before the Argentine arrived, thus he basically revived a dead team. Messi has 11 goals and 5 assists in 11 games this season with the American club side.
What’s next for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi?
Currently, the former PSG frontman is on International duty with the Argentina national team, therefore, he will soon be back in action for Inter Miami on Sunday, the 10th of September, when they’ll face Sporting KC.
