After making a blockbuster move to the MLS, Argentine great Lionel Messi's has reportedly splurged a Miami estate worth R200 million. Check it out!
What's the story?
After making an instant impact on the pitch for Inter Miami, Messi will finally settle down properly in Florida after purchasing a luxurious 10-bedroom villa.
Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo have been on the look out for a permanent residence since moving to the US in July, and have now seemed to settled on the perfect property.
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Messi's Marvelous Mansion
Lionel Messi has made an incredible start to life at Inter Miami, already contributing 11 goals and 3 assists and helping the David Beckham co-owned club win their first ever trophy with the Leagues Cup.
Off the pitch, Leo and his wife Antonela have been on the look out for a permanent residence and according to the The Mirror, Messi and his family have been staying at the luxury condos he owns in Sunny Isles Beach, north of Miami.
The couple have reportedly been exploring exclusive neighbourhoods in and around Miami, including Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach and Boca Raton.
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As per the Miami Herald, Messi bought a Fort Lauderdale waterfront estate for $10.75 million (R202.8 million). He's said to have purchased the modern-style, two-story mansion at the start of September.
Messi's 10,500-square-foot house features 10 bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a gym, a spa, a powder room, two docks, plus the property has a 51-metre water frontage complete with a luxurious swimming pool.
The residence was built in 1988 and is in the prominent Bay Colony community, just a short drive from Inter Miami's Drive Pink Stadium.
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