Lionel Messi is expected to make his Inter Miami debut on July 21 and the club is already preparing for the chaos he will attract. Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas told the Miami Herald there will be “enhanced” security as Messi will join the team.
Messi rocked the football world when he signed with Inter Miami just a few weeks ago, and the international soccer star is sure to draw huge crowds for every game he plays on American soil. Mas has already said the team will be wheeled in and out of the tunnel before each game to ensure Inter Miami players get to and from games safely.
“Security will of course be improved,” Mas told the Miami Herald. to be an everyday event and something that we witnessed and I thought was handled very well when (Messi) was here with Argentina for the World Cup.
“As you may remember, Argentina trained in Miami before they flew to Doha. Where we had the chance to see some of the Messi mania at our doors every day during training. So we are well prepared. We got me prepared for this.”
Messi is one of the biggest sports stars in the world and he only gained popularity after leading Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title. In March, Messi returned to Argentina for the first time since celebrating his World Cup victory, and the restaurant he went to was immediately mobbed by thousands of fans.
Inter Miami are currently bottom of the Eastern Conference with just 15 points, but perhaps Messi can turn things around on and off the pitch.