Gonzalo Higuain would be delighted if Lionel Messi were to join Inter Miami, though the former Real Madrid striker has no inside information.
Messi has previously been linked with a switch to Major League Soccer, with a move across the Atlantic having been mooted as a potential option once the 35-year-old leaves Paris Saint-Germain, who he joined from Barcelona in August 2021.
He signed a two-year deal, with an option for a third, at PSG. While his first season in France ultimately proved underwhelming, Messi started the new campaign with a double and an assist in a 5-0 rout of Clermont, before playing the full match in a 5-2 victory over Montpellier on Saturday.
Asked if his former Argentina team-mate would be open to joining Miami, which with its Hispanic population would seem an ideal destination for Messi, Higuain said in a news conference: With Leo I haven t spoken lately.
He has a contract in Paris and I do not know whether he will eventually come here. I already had the opportunity to play alongside him for nine years.
Asked if Messi s arrival would mean Higuain, whose deal with Miami runs out at the end of the 2022 MLS season, would stay on in Florida, the 34-year-old added: Well, I do not know, I do not know.
If that happens, we will see what decision I will make. In December I will let you guys know my decision but now you have to be patient.
I do not close any door, so we will see what happens. We will also see if he finally joins us, although I do not have any certainty about that.
