The Rosario born striker is set to join the MLS side when his contract expires with PSG at the end of the month.
Leo Messi is still big box office and the reaction from fans across the world to his move to MLS side Inter Miami is testament to that.
Despite the fact that the Argentine will not officially be a Miami player until 1 July with his current PSG contract officially expiring on 30 June, fans Stateside have snapped up every ticket for all the remaining home and away Inter Miami games with many anxious to see the man from Rosario at close quarters.
Sales of the black and pink Inter Miami shirts bearing the Argentine’s name are set to pulverize existing MLS records with the likes of Beckham, Zlatan, Thierry Henry and Chicharito holding previous records.
Social media impact
On the day prior to the news breaking that Messi was destined for MLS, Inter Miami (one of the newer teams in the league) had an Instagram following of one million followers. In the 48 hours since Messi admitted that he was set to play for the Florida based side, that number of followers has rocketed to 6.5 million.
The club has seen a similar trend across their Facebook, Twitter and TikTok accounts with the various platforms securing 235,000 followers per hour following the news that the mercurial striker is MLS bound.