The imminent arrival of Lionel Messi in the MLS is sending ticket prices SKYROCKET… with a superstar trip to New York Red Bulls in August rising by over 1400% to over $300 per seat!
The arrival of Lionel Messi to the US has led to a rise in ticket prices for Inter Miami’s MLS matches, with entry to watch the team play against the New York Red Bulls in August now costing around $300 per seat – a gigantic inflation of 1400 percent.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will join David Beckham in the coming days, if not hours, after beating off Barcelona and Saudi Arabia to play the last few seasons of his glittering career on the other side of the league . Atlantic Ocean.
And with the 35-year-old’s free transfer nearing completion, tickets to attend Messi’s possible destruction of the Red Bulls on August 26 have jumped to a minimum of $400, according to Seat Geek.
What’s more is that prior to the announcement of Messi’s move, tickets for the match were on sale from $25.
Some tickets now cost as much as $2,000 for a seat next to the field, as soccer fans across the US clamor for a glimpse of Messi as he tours America’s biggest cities.
Tickets to potentially see Messi play against the New York Red Bulls in August are on sale for $269
Messi is about to complete a free transfer to MLS side Inter Miami at the age of 35
Ticket prices for other if not most of Inter Miami’s MLS matches have also gone through the roof, regardless of whether The Herons are in last place in the Eastern Conference Standings.
Tickets for Inter Miami’s away game at LAFC – one of the MLS’s best-selling clubs – in September start at $383.
Tickets for The Herons game at Orlando City SC are also on sale starting at $206, while tickets for a home game against New York City FC retail for a minimum of $195.
Seat Geek is also showing tickets for Miami’s away game at Chicago Fire on sale for a minimum of $235.
Messi owns real estate in Miami and has said many times over the past year that he would like to play in the United States.
Inter Miami is part-owned by ex-England captain David Beckham and is last in the MLS standings
The arrival of Messi in the United States will send ‘football mad’ fans in the US into a delirium
Messi owns real estate in Miami and has said many times over the years that he would like to play in the US
The terms of a deal with Inter Miami are unclear at this point, although Messi would almost certainly raise the bar for the highest salary in MLS history. Toronto FC pays Lorenzo Insigne a record $14 million.
Inter Miami could also offer him a minority stake in the club, which is owned by Beckham and billionaire businessman Jorge Mas, and his brother Jose.
As for the MLS, Messi’s arrival would mark the league’s biggest splash since Beckham joined LA Galaxy in 2007. MLS commissioner Don Garber told The Athletic in March that bringing Messi to the United States for the competition would be a blessing.
“You’re dealing with perhaps the most extraordinary player in the history of the game,” Garber said of Messi. So if there are rumors that he’s connected to Miami, that’s great. And if it could happen, it would be great for MLS, it would be great for Messi and his family, and like everything with us, we try to take every opportunity.”
Inter Miami (5-11-0) is currently last in the Eastern Conference with 15 points. Only New York City FC scored fewer goals (11) in the East than Miami (15).