When Lionel Messi moved to Inter Miami, it changed the course of Major League Soccer history. In his first season with the team, Messi helped them win their first trophy.

After Lionel Messi moved to Inter Miami, the house next door went up in value by $25 million (£20 million).

Messi became captain of the team when he got to America and scored 11 goals in 14 games, including an amazing goal against Nashville SC in the League Cup final that gave Inter Miami its first trophy in club history. Fans and players alike have fawned over the Argentine since he arrived because of his godlike image.

Off the game, he has had just as much of an effect. An entrepreneur and podcaster named Patrick Bet-David says that after Messi moved in next door, his Fort Lauderdale home was worth a shocking $25 million more.

Messi’s shocking move to MLS was confirmed in June. The World Cup winner picked Florida over a deal that might have been more lucrative in Saudi Arabia. He signed a two-year deal with David Beckham’s club worth at least $50 million (£39 million) a year.

Messi and his wife Antonella bought a huge new house in September after living in an apartment on the beach for the first few months that cost $9 million (£7 million). The huge, fancy home with 10,500 square feet cost $10.75m (£8.5m).

The huge house has a spa room, a swimming pool, two boat docks, and 10 bedrooms. In the gated neighborhood of Bay Colony, which is north of Fort Lauderdale, this house is located.

He lives next door to Bet-David, an American businessman, author, and financial advisor. He talked about how the area is already benefiting from Messi moving nearby, saying that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner’s presence alone has created huge increases in property values.

Bet-David told VladTV, “Based on how things are right now, I’ve already made $25 million in equity on the house I own.” “Mesci just moved next door to me.” Everyone wants to live in our neighborhood.The neighborhood is behind gates and on an island with only one way to get there. It is very safe and secure. If God wills, it still is. Everyone is coming on their boats to look at the houses now that Messi is there. We’re all right.

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Messi’s beautiful home is only a 15-minute drive from the DRV PNK Stadium and training center in Miami. The house has an exercise and spa room, nine bathrooms, an Italian kitchen, a VIP suite, and a balcony with a view of the city skyline.

Sergio Busquets, Messi’s Miami partner, also lives nearby. The Spanish midfielder just bought a house in Sea Rance Lakes for about $9 million (£7 million). In the area, Messi has bought several homes, including the new one.

Besides the fancy apartment he owns in Miami, Messi also has two homes in Sunny Isles Beach. He is said to have bought an apartment in Miami in the 60-story Porsche Design Tower in 2019. The stadium for Inter Miami is only 25 minutes away.