Inter Miami owner offers huge update on Lionel Messi future | OneFootball

Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas has confirmed the club are in active talks with Lionel Messi over his future at the club after he entered the final 12 months of his contract.

Messi inked a two-and-a-half-year contract when he swapped Paris Saint-Germain for Miami in the summer of 2023, with that deal due to expire at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season in December. It does, however, include the option for a 12-month extension.

All parties must agree on triggering the extension clause for it to be valid and Mas has admitted he is confident an agreement will be struck soon, with the executive expecting a final decision in the coming months.

"My expectation is that we will see the team's captain and No 10, Lionel Messi, in the new stadium [in 2026]," Mas told Futbol de Primera. "It's a decision. We are talking with him about his future at the club.

"All the stars are aligning for really great things, a beautiful future for the club and for Lionel. It's up to him, but I anticipate we will determine this in the next 60 or 90 days because it's important to start planning ahead.

"He will be another member of the club [when he retires], an acting shareholder, and he wants to leave that as a legacy to his children. We have a very nice, respectful relationship with him, and I let him live his things peacefully."

Messi, who turns 38 in June, already plays alongside former Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez in Miami. All three, like Messi, will see their deals expire at the end of the 2025 season.

There could be another blockbuster name heading to Miami this summer as Javier Mascherano's side have been tipped to pursue Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne when he departs the Etihad this summer.