Lionel Messi buys a mansion of almost 1,000 m2 near Miami. How much did he pay?

The Argentine star Lionel Messiwho has led the spectacular rise of victories in the MLS since his arrival at Inter Miami, bought a beachfront mansion in Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County north of Miami, for US$10.8 million.

The beachfront property in Fort Lauderdale’s Bay Colony development has 0.4 acres of land and two 51-meter docks, as well as an oceanfront pool, a gym and spa, and an Italian-designed kitchen, reported this Monday. the media specialized in real estate The Real Deal (TRD).

The master suite of the mansion they will occupy Messi and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, covers a huge area of ​​149 square meters.

The mansion, which was built in 1988 and expanded in 2000, is located about 8 kilometers from the Drive Pink stadium and the adjacent Inter Miami training facility in Fort Lauderdale.

The former Barcelona player and his wife acquired the 976 square meter, eight-bedroom property through a company run by the property manager of MessiAlfonso Nebot, according to records to which TRD had access.

At the end of last August, Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, who shares a locker room with Messi at Inter Miami, bought a beachfront mansion also in Broward County, specifically in the area known as Sea Ranch Lakes.

Busquets, also a former Barcelona player, paid around US$8.7 million for the 660-square-meter house, seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and a three-car garage.

They don’t stop winning

Last August, Inter Miami won the Leagues Cup final against Nashville SC in a penalty shootout.

The Argentine, who had debuted less than a month ago with the Florida team, led Inter Miami to the first trophy in its history, after seven consecutive wins.

Last Saturday, Inter Miami passed with flying colors its first game without Messi since the Argentine landed in Florida on a reduced MLS day.

With Leo Messi concentrated with the Argentine team and seven other players also with their national teams (including the Venezuelan Josef Martínez, the Finnish Robert Taylor and the American Benjamin Cremaschi), Inter Miami signed a vital victory by defeating Sporting 3-2 Kansas City.

Inter Miami has been undefeated in twelve games since Messi arrived (eleven wins and one draw). They have won their first title (the Leagues Cup), have qualified for another final (the US Open Cup) and now have 28 points after 26 games played in the MLS.

Source: EFE