Lionel Messi is’satisfied’ with Inter Miami’s transfer decision, and the World Cup champion vows he will give his ‘everything’ to continue playing at the highest level.

Lionel Messi maintains he is “happy” with his decision to join Inter Miami and has committed to continue producing at his peak.

While he was getting ready to leave Paris Saint-Germain, Messi had interest from a number of clubs, including his old team Barcelona and the Saudi organisation Al-Hilal, who both made eye-popping contract offers. Instead, he made the decision to join Inter Miami, where he will team up with former Argentine and Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino, and he is adamant that he would give it his all to continue to perform at a high level.

WHAT THEY SAID: Messi said in an interview with TV Publica: “My mentality and my head will not change and I will try, wherever I am, to give the maximum for me and for the club, in order to continue to perform at the highest level.

‘We are satisfied with the decision we have made. Prepared and impatient to face this new challenge, this new change.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Messi has touched down in the United States as he prepares to be unveiled as a new Inter Miami signing, and he has also hinted at his impending Argentina retirement after helping his country win their third World Cup, with the 36-year-old’s career now winding down.

• ‘I’m sure it will be soon,’ Lionel Messi said of Argentina’s retirement, admitting he’s in ‘the latter years’ of his career ahead of the Inter Miami presentation.

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WHAT NEXT? Preparations for Messi’s unveiling at DRV PNK Stadium are well underway and he could make his debut for his new club later this month.