2023-06-22 11:13:17
Thursday, June 22, 2023 – 3:09 PM
Miami, June 22 / WAM / A few minutes after the official announcement of the date of the arrival of Argentine football star Lionel Messi to the United States on July 7 to start his career with his new team, Inter Miami, Messi’s “fever” swept the team’s supporters to the point that he raised the ticket price for his first match. to imaginary numbers.
As soon as it was announced that Messi could participate in the Cruz Azul match, the price of one ticket (one of the lowest categories of tickets in the match stadium) rose from $ 40 to $ 500, then the ticket price continued to rise on electronic sales platforms until it reached $ 1060, according to the “AS” newspaper. ” Spanish.
The report of the Spanish newspaper stated that the capacity of the stadium, which is about 50 km from Miami, is 19 thousand seats, but Inter Miami wants to increase the capacity of the stadium to a maximum of 22 thousand seats, and despite this, the ticket price for some special seats, close to the stadium It is now on sale for $10,000 a ticket.
The American team is awaiting the start of Messi’s participation in light of the calamity the team is going through. As it suffered 6 consecutive defeats, which placed it in last place in the Eastern Group in the American Professional League.
Messi had recently announced his move to Inter Miami, after a long period of debate about his future and whether he would return to his old club Barcelona or move to another club, after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired in June.
Jorge Mas, owner of Inter Miami, indicated that Messi will arrive in Miami on July 7 to start his career with the club, explaining that the player’s first match with the team may be against Cruz Azul, Mexico, on July 21 in the League Cup.
Inter Miami and Messi are awaiting the official opening of the transfer window in the United States on July 5 to formally complete the deal and register the player in the ranks of the team in preparation for the start of his official career with the team.
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