Before moving to Miami to play for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi turned down an offer to move to Saudi Arabia and joined the Al-Hilal club, with a 2-year contract worth about 1.6 billion USD.
Earlier this August, soccer star Lionel Messi continued to attract attention from watch enthusiasts when he wore his latest Patek Philippe Aquanaut. According to GQ, the Chronograph Ref. 5968G with a blue rubber strap on the 36-year-old player’s wrist is worth $75,700 (over 1.8 billion VND).
Since David Beckham signed Lionel Messi, the two football legends have been seen together on a regular basis. Their wives, Victoria Beckham and Antonela Roccuzzo, have also been spotted out on the weekends.
Fans have noticed that since moving to Miami (Florida, USA) in July, Messi seems to be having the time of his life. Not only has he maintained his top scoring form – scoring 10 goals in 7 games and winning the 2023 Leagues Cup – but he has also been spotted several times hanging out with the Beckham family, vacationing in the Caribbean.
Lionel Messi has been in top form since joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami. Photo: AFP.
Considered the “golden scorer of American soccer,” Messi is earning around $50-60 million per season at Inter Miami, according to CBS News. Meanwhile, the Argentine’s love of luxury watches and designer goods continues to grow.
Million Dollar Properties in Miami
According to Spanish news agency Cadena Ser, Messi and his family are currently living in an apartment at Porscher Design Tower that he bought in 2019. At that time, Messi paid $5 million (more than 120 billion VND) for an apartment in a luxury apartment building with its own class.
The main feature of this exclusive building is its car elevator, allowing residents to park their cars right inside their private suites. Porsche Design Tower is located 21 km north of downtown Miami, 400m from Trump Tower and on the waterfront, one of the most exclusive and expensive areas of the city. The building has 57 floors, is 196m high and has 132 residential units.
Porsche Design Tower is significantly taller than its neighbors. Photo: pdtowermiami.com.
Porsche Design Tower also has its own restaurant reserved for residents, many of whom are wealthy businessmen.
$5 million is just a small part of Messi’s $600 million fortune, but the apartment at Porsche Design Tower is still a worthy home for the football superstar.
Lionel Messi can park his car in his apartment thanks to a special elevator. Photo: pdtowermiami.com.
Not only that, “El Pulga” (Messi’s nickname) also owns the entire 9th floor of the luxury apartment Regalia. This apartment has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, a beverage cooler that can hold up to 1,000 bottles, and a terrace with panoramic views of the ocean.
Other amenities at the Regalia building include 6 swimming pools, spa, fitness center, children’s playhouse… Considered “the most unique sky villa in South Florida”, this luxury apartment complex has a total of 39 floors.
Messi also owns the entire 9th floor of the Regalia building. Photo: Marca.
Partying with the Beckham family
Before signing his official contract with the club, the Messi family took a vacation to the Caribbean. As Messi lounged on the beach, he made the most of his free time before embarking on the next chapter of his football career.
During this vacation, Messi did not forget to wear items from luxury brands. He wore a pair of green Balmain swimming trunks worth 500 USD (equivalent to 12 million VND) with a cool drink in hand, next to his family’s private swimming pool.
Lionel Messi’s family vacations in the Caribbean. Photo: @leomessi.
Since acquiring Inter Miami in 2021, David Beckham has been looking to sign some of the world’s top players to boost the club’s performance and create an American team that can compete on the international stage. After signing Messi, that dream is on the way to becoming a reality.
On their personal pages, one photo after another, the football stars appear together many times and have become close friends. Messi once posted a group photo of his wife – Antonela Roccuzzo – with David Beckham and his wife, footballer Sergio Busquets and his girlfriend Elena Galera enjoying a “perfect dinner”.
A week later, Antonela Roccuzzo posted a photo of her evening out with Victoria Beckham and Elena Galera at a restaurant in Miami.
David Beckham (left) sits with Sergio Busquets (white shirt) and Lionel Messi. Photo: @leomessi.
