CNN —Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is reportedly expected to make his Inter Miami debut on July 21, club managing owner Jorge Mas told a small group of reporters Monday, according to the Miami Herald.
Inter Miami faces Mexico’s Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup opening match that day at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
CNN has reached out to Inter Miami and Messi’s representatives for comment.
According to the Miami Herald, Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas said the club and seven-time world player of the year Messi have agreed to a deal but are still finalizing the agreement.
“I made the decision that I am going to Miami,” he told Spanish outlets SPORT and Mundo Deportivo earlier this month.
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