Now that he’s cemented his status as Miami royalty, Lionel Messi has settled on an ultra-modern mansion in South Florida that’s fit for a king.
Located in the Bay Colony gated community of Fort Lauderdale — just a 15-minute drive from Inter Miami CF’s DRV PNK Stadium and team training facility — the $10.8 million purchase was reportedly handled by a firm linked to Alfonso Nebot Armisen, who manages the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s investments.
Precisely what does the latest addition to the Argentinian superstar’s already-impressive property portfolio entail (which was initially built in 1988, expanded in 2000, and designed by Lori Morris)?
RELATED: How David Beckham Conquered MLS & Created A $1 Billion Football Club
10,500 square feet of prime waterfront real estate set upon a half acre; complete with eight bedrooms — the primary suite alone measuring 1,600 square feet — nine-and-a-half bathrooms, a three-car garage, as well as a pool, according to an official statement.
Casa de Messi also features an Italian-style chef’s kitchen, entertaining lounge, spa, fitness room, home office, two boat docks, plays 170 feet of water frontage.
RELATED: Apple’s $2.5 Billion “Gamble” On Major League Soccer Is Already Paying Off
Lionel Messi’s South Florida mansion was sold to him and his family in an off-market deal handled by Jennifer Abbott of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty; having last sold back in 2022 for $9 million, as per PropertyShark.
Considering his “unprecedented” contract with Inter Miami CF estimated to be worth up to $150 million in total — including salary, signing bonus, and team equity, alongside revenue-sharing agreements with Apple and Adidas — we can expect football’s GOAT to kick his feet up here for the next two years (at the very least).
That is unless he and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo suddenly decide they want an upgrade, of course.
Check it out below.
NOTE: All $$$ = USD (not adjusted for inflation)
