Lionel Messi, a forward for Paris Saint-Germain, is expected to make a stunning transfer to Inter Miami.
The MLS team is confident that as a free agent, Messi will formally switch teams and become the highest-paid player in US soccer history.
The 35-year-old, whose salary is reportedly around £1.2 million per week, would forego compensation at Inter, a team that is co-owned by former Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham.
However, he would be by far the top earner the game in America has ever seen.
Messi has a home in Miami and is known to regularly holiday there.
The club are already trying to recruit other players who will fit with Messi’s style of play with former Barcelona team-mates Luis Suarez and Cesc Fabregas under consideration.
Inter Miami are managed by another former United player, Phil Neville, who has just signed a contract extension.
Messi’s current deal at PSG expires in June 2023.