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Lionel Messi is 'blocking' Luton Town from making their dream transfer

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Published 15:05 16 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Lionel Messi is 'blocking' Luton Town from making their dream transfer

Lionel Messi's arrival at Inter Miami is making it difficult for Luton to pull off a huge summer deal.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

The arrival of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami could well prevent Luton Town for pulling off their dream transfer this summer.

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi was officially announced as Inter's new marquee signing on Saturday, with the 36-year-old joining on a free transfer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired.

Messi is in line to earn a whopping £45 million-a-year as one of Inter's Designated Players outside of the MLS salary cap and will be unveiled at a special event held at the club's DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.

The Barcelona legend is in line to make his debut in the Leagues Cup against Mexican side Cruz Azul on Friday.

Messi's move to the United States is a monumental one but Premier League new boys Luton might not be best pleased.

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That's because according to The Sun, the Hatters are pushing hard to sign his new teammate Josef Martinez.

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Image: Getty

The Venezuelan forward has emerged as a shock target for Rob Edwards' side as they look to bolster their attack for the new season in the top flight.

Martinez is valued at £10 million and scored 100 goals in his first 125 MLS games - the fastest player to reach a century in the history of the league.

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He joined David Beckham's franchise last year from Atlanta United, who he helped fire to the MLS Cup and won the league's MVP award in 2018.

The former Torino and Young Boys man could be tempted with a stint in the Premier League but may find it difficult to turn down the chance to play up front with Messi, arguably the best player of all time.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

Martinez, who can play in a number of positions in a front three, has found the net six times in 23 games for Inter, who have now gone 11 games without a win.

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Topics: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, MLS

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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