{"id":85363,"date":"2023-07-20T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/20\/200-media-cover-messi-training-set-for-miami-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T12:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:40:22","slug":"200-media-cover-messi-training-set-for-miami-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/20\/200-media-cover-messi-training-set-for-miami-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"200 Media Cover Messi Training&#8230;Set For Miami Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi remains on track to make his Inter Miami debut tomorrow after coming through his first official training session with the MLS club on Tuesday, with 200 media members in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Miami has long targeted Friday\u2019s Leagues Cup opener against Mexican side Cruz Azul for the Argentine superstar to make his first appearance following his blockbuster move to South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a whirlwind few days for Messi, with his signing on a two and a half year contract that\u2019ll pay him between $50 million and $60 million a year being confirmed Saturday before being unveiled in front of a sell-out crowd at Miami\u2019s DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale the following day.<\/p>\n<p>After Messi trained alongside former Barcelona teammate and fellow new signing Sergio Busquets, Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham confirmed that he expects the World Cup winner to play some part in Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know if Leo will start the game or whether he\u2019ll come on, because I think at the end of the day, he needs to be ready,\u201d Beckham told ESPN. \u201cWe need to protect him and make sure that he\u2019s ready because he\u2019s had a vacation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s now been in Miami for a week and he\u2019s been training really hard and he looks great. 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