Inside Lionel Messi’s fabulous new life in Miami: the Inter soccer star parties with the Beckhams, rocks Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and Balmain fashion and sports a Patek Philippe at matches and on planes

Fans may have noticed that since his move to Miami in July, Lionel Messi seems to be having the time of his life. Not only is he in top form – scoring 10 goals in seven games and winning the 2023 League Cup – but he has been spotted. party with the Beckhamson vacation in the Caribbean and smiling from ear to ear every time he is seen in public.

As the new golden boy of American soccer, Messi earns between $50 million and $60 million per season at Inter Miami, according to CBS News, and the Argentinian’s love for luxury watches and designer chatter continues apace, with style watchers already recording several notable new watches on the star’s wrist in recent weeks.

Here’s a look at Messi’s fabulous new life in Miami…

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Lionel Messi has been on a high since joining David Beckham’s team Inter Miami. Photo: AFP — Lionel Messi has been at an all-time high since joining David Beckham’s side Inter Miami. Photo: AFP

According to Spanish media outlet Cadena Ser, Messi and his family are currently staying in a $9 million apartment he previously purchased in Miami’s Porsche Design Tower. The main feature of this exclusive building is that it has a car elevator, allowing residents to park their vehicles directly inside their private suites.

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Boasting floor-to-ceiling windows with stunning views of Sunny Isles Beach, Messi’s apartment is also said to have its own cinema, golf and racing simulators.

An artist’s impression of the US$30 million mansion in Fort Lauderdale that Lionel Messi is said to be considering. Photo: Prestige Construction — Artist’s impression of the $30 million Fort Lauderdale mansion Lionel Messi is reportedly considering. Photo: Construction Prestige

However, according to some industry experts The real deal‘La Pulga’ is currently considering a much more spacious $30 million mansion in Fort Lauderdale after being spotted looking around with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo.

With five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a swimming pool, a gym and a helipad – as well as being located in a gated neighborhood with police patrols outside – it would provide a secluded base for family of five during their stay in the United States.

Designer vacations in the Caribbean

Before his official signing with the club, Messi, Roccuzzo and their sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro went on vacation to the Caribbean, just a stone’s throw from their new Florida base.

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Describing the place as “paradise”, Roccuzzo posted several photos of the couple on his Instagram, looking as loved-up as ever as they walked hand in hand on the white sandy beaches.

And Messi’s favorite luxury brands were also on full display. Pictured wearing a pair of US$500 green Balmain swimsuits with a cold drink in hand by the family’s private pool. The 36-year-old could also be seen swinging a pair of Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama trainers in other.

Lionel Messi poses in a pair of Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama trainers with wife Antonela Roccuzzo on their recent Caribbean holiday. Photos: Louis Vuitton; @leomessi/Instagram — Lionel Messi poses in a pair of Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama sneakers with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo during their recent Caribbean vacation. Photos: Louis Vuitton; @leomessi/Instagram

Without a doubt, his luggage for the trip was also Louis Vuitton, since he associated himself with the brand and rival footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for a series of ads that went viral last November. Showing the two men engaged in a game of chess organized on a Louis Vuitton trunk, the advertisements would have been the fruit of the imagination of The heir of LVMH, Antoine Arnaultby WWD.

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Most recently, Messi starred in a series of commercials for the brand called Horizons Never End, and he was spotted carrying LV luggage through airports from Beijing to Miami.

Partying with the Beckhams

Since buying Inter Miami in 2021, David Beckham has wanted to rally some of the best players in the world to improve the club’s performance and create an American team capable of competing on the international stage. Since signing Messi, his dreams seem to be coming true – and the two can’t stop celebrating their romance.

Photo after photo on Instagram shows football stars and their wives living large in Miami, and it’s clear the couple have become good friends. In a candid snap, Beckham posted a group photo from a dinner with Victoria, Messi, Roccuzzo and Inter Miami player Sergio Busquets and his wife Elena Galera, describing it as “the perfect scene» (the perfect dinner).

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Just a week later, Roccuzzo posted a photo of a girls’ night out at a glamorous Miami restaurant with Victoria and Elena at a table covered in cocktails and desserts.

Next week? The center of the party again. This time at Miami’s Gekkō bar with Messi wearing a Balenciaga T-shirt and Roccuzzo and Victoria hugging on the dance floor. Roccuzzo’s Insta caption for the photos? Two sets of clinking champagne glasses.

Messi’s Ever-Growing Luxury Watch Collection

Messi’s Patek Philippe watch collection is second to none and since his arrival in Miami, he has not disappointed the fans.

During its unveiling at Inter Miami, the multimillionaire opted for a less conventional choice by donning a watch from the Patek Philippe women’s collection – an Aquanaut Factory in pink gold set with 40 “rainbow” colored sapphires. It also happens to be the first-ever automatic chronograph in Patek’s women’s line, New York’s Hodinkee reports.

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Seeming to have a watch for every occasion, the star then matched his new pale pink Inter Miami kit to his watch as he sported an 18k rose gold Patek Philippe Nautilus with a moon phase for a flight in early August.

Lionel Messi wearing the Patek Philippe Novelty watch, Nautilus 5712/1R in 18K rose gold. Photo: @CrewsMat10/Twitter — Lionel Messi wears the Patek Philippe Nouveauté watch, Nautilus 5712/1R in 18-carat pink gold. Photo: @CrewsMat10/Twitter

He wowed spectators again with a Patek Philippe Aquanaut reference 5968G chronograph on a factory midnight blue rubber strap as he arrived for a match, and last week at Gekkō he wore yet another Nautilus – this time an 18-karat white gold model with a perpetual calendar, worth around US$240,000 according to observers.

At this rate, he’d better make sure whatever mansion he decides to buy has space for all his watches.

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