{"id":168695,"date":"2025-07-07T21:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/de-paul-set-to-join-messi-at-inter-miami"},"modified":"2025-07-07T22:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:58:15","slug":"de-paul-set-to-join-messi-at-inter-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/de-paul-set-to-join-messi-at-inter-miami","title":{"rendered":"De Paul set to join Messi at Inter Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Atletico Madrid midfielder, Rodrigo de Paul is set to join Lionel Messi at Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p>De Paul and Messi are close friends and both international teammates with the Argentina national team.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to football transfer expert, Inter Miami have now started talks with Atle\u0301tico Madrid for the midfielder\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n<p>The Major League Soccer, MLS, wants to keep its ambitions high after the Club World Cup with champion De Paul as their main transfer target this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo, however, is said to be open to the move to Inter Miami with talks between both parties already underway.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old joined Atletico Madrid from Udinese in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Inter Miami was recently eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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