Lionel Messi won’t be leaving MLS anytime soon.

The 38-year-old soccer legend and Inter Miami star is closing in on a new multi-year deal to keep Messi in South Florida, ESPN reported Wednesday night .

There are only a few details left to hammer out between the two sides, and sources described to ESPN the negotiations as being in the “final stages” of the process.

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi warms up ahead of his team’s 3-1 home win over the Seattle Sounders on Sept. 16, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

USA Today reported the new deal would be for at least two more seasons, keeping him in Miami through 2027. The outlet indicated that it was about 85 percent done.

The value of the deal was not known, but it would keep him in MLS, potentially, through the end of his career.

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