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Alan Smith

MLS clubs discuss plan to sign Lionel Messi that would see 29 teams pay his salary

Major League Soccer clubs have come up with a novel way to afford bringing Lionel Messi to America: by every team contributing a portion of the Argentina legend’s salary.

Messi, 35, is out of contract at Paris Saint-Germain in the summer - though he has an option to extend by a year- and there is expected to be a huge fight to secure his signature for next season should he decide to quit Parc des Princes.

But MLS clubs have discussed a unique structure that would see one of the greatest players of all time end up in the United States as they build towards being the co-hosts for the 2026 World Cup.

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