ABU DHABI, 23rd August / WAM / Days after winning his first title with Inter Miami, Argentina’s veteran international soccer star Lionel Messi helped his new American side Inter Miami with a new record in terms of team market value.
Messi led his side to the first title in the club’s history by beating American Nashville on penalties in the final game of the tournament earlier this week to be crowned League Cup champions.
Messi scored 10 goals in the team’s 7 matches in the competition to be crowned the top scorer in this edition of the League Cup and also won the best player award in this edition.
Messi’s market value did not change, but his transfer to the team and the title he won contributed to the increase in the market value of the team’s ten players on the one hand, and the team’s market value increased from 83.8 million euros. At 90.8 million euros ($98.5 million), it is the highest market value of any team in league history.
A new estimate by the global “Transfer Market” website for statistics and the number of teams and players indicates that Inter Miami has become the first team in the American League to reach this market value and reach the $100 million barrier.
The site’s report indicated that the Messi deal contributed significantly to achieving this market value. The Argentine’s market value alone is €35 million, and that hasn’t changed in the few weeks he’s spent with the club since joining him on a free transfer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired last July. France, but the title the player won with the team contributed to the increase in market value. Inter Miami, the market value of 10 of its players increased.
“We decided to confirm once again the market value of Lionel Messi,” said Dominic Becker, North America site data manager. “The Argentine star has dominated the headlines since his arrival in Major League Soccer. But Messi has lived up to the high expectations. It doesn’t look like he’s here to rest.” It is a sign that Messi is trying to write a new successful chapter in his football career full of achievements and he is not moving to the American League. Football life is quiet.
Messi leads the list of the most players in the American League with a market value of 35 million euros, and only his compatriot Thiago Almada / 22 years / Atlanta United player approaches him on the list with 27 million euros.
At the level of the Inter Miami team, 3 players, Camille Miller, Facundo Farias and Tomas Aviles share the second place in the list, but only 5 million euros each, while the market value of the Spaniards Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. , Messi’s former teammates at Barcelona and current teammates at Inter Miami are 4 million and 3.5 million euros respectively.
The total market value of American League teams is currently 1.29 billion euros, and Atlanta United is second only to Inter Miami with 65.25 million euros in the list of most Championship teams, followed by Los Angeles FC with 62.03. million euros.