Before moving to Miami to play for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi rejected an offer to go to Saudi Arabia and join Al-Hilal club, with a 2-year contract worth about 1.6 billion USD.
In early August, soccer star Lionel Messi continued to attract attention from watch enthusiasts when wearing his latest Patek Philippe Aquanaut. According to GQ, the Chronograph Ref. 5968G has a blue rubber strap on the 36-year-old player’s hand worth 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. Besides, the wives of two famous players, Victoria Beckham and Antonela Roccuzzo, went out on the weekend.
Fans may have noticed that since moving to Miami (Florida, USA) in July, Messi seems to be having the time of his life. Not only has he maintained his top scoring form – scoring 10 goals in 7 matches and winning the 2023 Leagues Cup – but he has also been spotted many 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. Photo: AFP.
Considered “American football’s golden striker”, Messi is earning about 50-60 million USD per season at Inter Miami club, according to CBS News. Meanwhile, the Argentinian’s love 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 live in the apartment at Porscher Design Tower that he bought in 2019. At that time, Messi paid 5 million USD (more than 120 billion VND) for a Apartment in a luxury apartment 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 located on the beach, one of the most exclusive and expensive areas of the city. The building has 57 floors, is 196 m high and has 132 residential households.
Porsche Design Tower is significantly taller than neighboring buildings. Photo: pdtowermiami.com.
Porsche Design Tower also has a private restaurant exclusively for residents, many of whom are wealthy businessmen.
$5 million is only a small part of Messi’s $600 million (equivalent to VND 14,436 billion) fortune, but 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: pdtowermiami.com.
Furthermore, “El Pulga” (Messi’s nickname) also owns the entire 9th floor of the luxury Regalia apartment building. This apartment has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, a beverage cooler 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, spa, fitness center, children’s playhouse… Considered “a villa in the sky in the most unique building in South Florida”, the common area 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 also did not forget to wear items from luxury brands. He wore 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, famous player David Beckham has wanted to acquire 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. international. 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.
David Beckham (left) sits with Sergio Busquets (white shirt) and Lionel Messi. Photo: @leomessi.
The collection of luxury watches is getting bigger and bigger
Not only on the field, Messi also impresses with desirable luxury watches. Since arriving in Miami, he has not disappointed his fans.
essi surprised watch enthusiasts by wearing the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph reference 5968G. Photo: Robb Report.
At the Inter Miami launch, the millionaire player wore a watch from Patek Philippe’s women’s collection. It is a rose gold Aquanaut Factory set with 40 rainbow-colored sapphires. According to Hodinkee, this is the first automatic chronograph in the Swiss manufacturer’s women’s product line.
With a huge collection, Messi always has the right watch for the event. The star was later spotted wearing a pink Inter Miami suit with Patek’s 18K rose gold Nautilus for a flight in early August.
He continued to score points when wearing an 18K white gold Nautilus with a perpetual calendar, worth about 240,000 USD (equivalent to 5.7 billion VND).
