Is Lionel Messi Hong Kong bound? Talks under way to bring star and Inter Miami teammates to city for Lunar New Year Cup
- World’s best player could be set to return to city after nine years, and source tells Post ‘there is a chance this will happen’
- American team’s co-owner David Beckham reportedly in Hong Kong to discuss deal
Lionel Messi could be set to play in Hong Kong in February, after a source said his Inter Miami club was discussing playing in the 2024 Lunar New Year Cup.
Superstar Messi, who was awarded his eighth Ballon d’Or in October, last played in Hong Kong in 2014, when he scored twice in a 7-0 victory for Argentina over the city’s national team.
The Lunar New Year Cup is expected to return to the city for the first time since 2019, when mainland Chinese side Shandong Luneng won a four-team tournament that also included Auckland City, Sagan Tosu and a Hong Kong League XI.
Rumours over Inter Miami’s potential involvement heightened after reports that David Beckham, the American club’s co-owner and president, was in Hong Kong for a Louis Vuitton event on Thursday night.
A source close to the negotiations told the Post “Inter Miami and related parties are working on the process … there is a chance this will happen”.