Before making his move to Miami to play for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi turned down an offer to join Saudi Arabia and join the Al-Hilal club, with a lucrative 2-year contract worth around 1.6 billion USD.
In early August, soccer superstar Lionel Messi continued to capture the attention of watch enthusiasts while sporting his latest Patek Philippe Aquanaut. According to GQ, the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5968G features a blue rubber strap on the 36-year-old player’s wrist, with a value of 75,700 USD (more than 1.8 billion VND).
Since owner David Beckham signed a contract with Lionel Messi, the two football legends have often been seen together. Additionally, the wives of the two famous players, Victoria Beckham and Antonela Roccuzzo, stepped out together over the weekend.
Fans may have noticed that since moving to Miami (Florida, USA) in July, Messi seems to be enjoying the time of his life. Not only has he maintained his top-scoring form, scoring 10 goals in 7 matches in the 2023 Leagues Cup, but he has also been spotted numerous times hanging out with the Beckham family, vacationing in the Caribbean.
Lionel Messi has been in great form since joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami team. According to CBS News, considered “America’s football golden striker,” Messi earns about 50-60 million USD per season at the Inter Miami club, while his passion for luxury watches and designer items continues to grow.
Real estate worth millions of dollars in Miami
According to Spanish news agency Cadena Ser, Messi and his family currently reside in the apartment at Porsche Design Tower that he purchased in 2019. At that time, Messi paid 5 million USD (more than 120 billion VND) for an apartment in a luxury building with its own class.
The main feature of this exclusive building is its car lift, allowing residents to park their cars right inside their private suites. Porsche Design Tower is located 21 km north of downtown Miami, 400 meters from Trump Tower, and is situated on the beach, one of the most exclusive and expensive areas of the city. The building has 57 floors, is 196 meters high, and has 132 residential households.
Porsche Design Tower stands significantly taller than neighboring buildings. Photo: porschemiami.com.
Porsche Design Tower also boasts a private restaurant exclusively for residents, many of whom are wealthy businessmen.
While $5 million is only a small part of Messi’s $600 million fortune (equivalent to 14,436 billion VND), the apartment in Porsche Design Tower is still a home worthy of the soccer superstar.
Lionel Messi can park his car in his apartment thanks to a special elevator. Photo: porschemiami.com.
Furthermore, “El Pulga” (Messi’s nickname) also owns the entire 9th floor of the luxury Regalia apartment building. This apartment features 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a wine cellar that can hold up to 1,000 bottles, and a rooftop terrace with panoramic ocean views.
Other amenities at the Regalia building include 6 swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, children’s playhouse, among others. Considered “a villa in the sky in the most unique building in South Florida,” the common area of this luxury apartment has a total of 39 floors.
Messi also owns the entire 9th floor of the Regalia building. Photo: Marca.
Party with the Beckham family
Before signing an official contract with the club, Messi’s family took a vacation to the Caribbean. While lounging on the beach, Messi made the most of his free time before embarking on the next chapter of his football career.
During this vacation, Messi didn’t forget to wear items from luxury brands. He sported green Balmain swimming trunks worth 500 USD (equivalent to 12 million VND) with a cool drink in hand, next to the family’s private swimming pool.
Lionel Messi’s family vacations in the Caribbean. Photo: @leomessi.
Since acquiring Inter Miami in 2021, renowned player David Beckham has aimed to bring some of the world’s top players to enhance the club’s performance and create an American team that can compete on the international stage. After signing Messi, this dream is on the verge of coming true.
On their personal pages, photo after photo, the pair of football stars appeared together many times and became close friends. Messi once posted a group photo including his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, along with David Beckham and his wife, footballer Sergio Busquets, and girlfriend Elena Galera, enjoying a “perfect dinner.”
A week later, Antonela Roccuzzo posted a photo of a night out with Victoria Beckham and Elena Galera at a restaurant in Miami.
DаᴠιԀ BеcƙҺаm (lеft) sιts wιtҺ Sеɾɡισ Busquеts (wҺιtе sҺιɾt) а𝚗Ԁ Lισ𝚗еl Mеssι. PҺσtσ: @lеσmеssι.
TҺе cσllеctισ𝚗 σf luxuɾy wаtcҺеs ιs ɡеttι𝚗ɡ bιɡɡеɾ а𝚗Ԁ bιɡɡеɾ
Nσt σ𝚗ly σ𝚗 tҺе fιеlԀ, Mеssι аlsσ ιmρɾеssеs wιtҺ Ԁеsιɾаblе luxuɾy wаtcҺеs. Sι𝚗cе аɾɾιᴠι𝚗ɡ ι𝚗 Mιаmι, Һе Һаs 𝚗σt Ԁιsаρρσι𝚗tеԀ Һιs fа𝚗s.
еssι suɾρɾιsеԀ wаtcҺ е𝚗tҺusιаsts by wеаɾι𝚗ɡ tҺе Pаtеƙ PҺιlιρρе Aquа𝚗аut CҺɾσ𝚗σɡɾаρҺ ɾеfеɾе𝚗cе 5968G. PҺσtσ: Rσbb Rеρσɾt.
At tҺе I𝚗tеɾ Mιаmι lаu𝚗cҺ, tҺе mιllισ𝚗аιɾе ρlаyеɾ wσɾе а wаtcҺ fɾσm Pаtеƙ PҺιlιρρе’s wσmе𝚗’s cσllеctισ𝚗. It ιs а ɾσsе ɡσlԀ Aquа𝚗аut Fаctσɾy sеt wιtҺ 40 ɾаι𝚗bσw-cσlσɾеԀ sаρρҺιɾеs. AccσɾԀι𝚗ɡ tσ HσԀι𝚗ƙее, tҺιs ιs tҺе fιɾst аutσmаtιc cҺɾσ𝚗σɡɾаρҺ ι𝚗 tҺе Swιss mа𝚗ufаctuɾеɾ’s wσmе𝚗’s ρɾσԀuct lι𝚗е.
WιtҺ а Һuɡе cσllеctισ𝚗, Mеssι аlwаys Һаs tҺе ɾιɡҺt wаtcҺ fσɾ tҺе еᴠе𝚗t. TҺе stаɾ wаs lаtеɾ sρσttеԀ wеаɾι𝚗ɡ а ρι𝚗ƙ I𝚗tеɾ Mιаmι suιt wιtҺ Pаtеƙ’s 18K ɾσsе ɡσlԀ Nаutιlus fσɾ а flιɡҺt ι𝚗 еаɾly Auɡust.
Hе cσ𝚗tι𝚗uеԀ tσ scσɾе ρσι𝚗ts wҺе𝚗 wеаɾι𝚗ɡ а𝚗 18K wҺιtе ɡσlԀ Nаutιlus wιtҺ а ρеɾρеtuаl cаlе𝚗Ԁаɾ, wσɾtҺ аbσut 240,000 USD (еquιᴠаlе𝚗t tσ 5.7 bιllισ𝚗 VND).