They pay 9 thousand dollars to see Messi in his debut in the MLS

A Hispanic family paid $9,000 to see the Argentine play Lionel Messi in his debut in the Major League Soccer championship.

Last Saturday, during halftime in Inter Miami's clash against the New York Red Bulls, a journalist spoke with a Latino family who was in the VIP area of the Red Bull Arena to see their idol.

The man went with his wife and two children to see Messi, who in that match He played as a substitute and scored a goal.

"All the tickets, between the four of them, were almost 9,000 dollars," he revealed, in a video shared on the account of TikTok by reporter Ronaldo Gómez.

Leo's follower, who was celebrating his birthday that day, did not appear sorry for the money he spent, even though at the time of the interview the soccer star had not yet gone out on the field.

"I know he's going to play, we're waiting for him. About seven or eight years ago I said I was going to travel to Europe, but I couldn't. Now that I have him here, I'm happy to see him here," he stressed.

Other attendees at the game admitted to paying $3,400, $1,400 and $1,500 to see the football star up close.

Although $9,000 is a high figure, there were fans who They paid even more - almost 12,000 dollars - to see the Rosario player In New York.

This is a new record that multiplies by five the prices reached by Inter's match against Nashville SC for the Leagues Cup title, in which tickets were paid between $484 and $2,136.

Messi's arrival in the United States has had a very positive impact, and not only for Inter Miami.

Club owner Jorge Mas, owner of Inter Miami, revealed that MLS Season Pass subscribers on Apple TV have doubled since the Argentine joined them. And that the audience for the Spanish broadcasts of the MLS Season Pass on AppleTV has increased by more than 50% for Messi's games and continues to grow.

"The Messi effect is real! Incredible for all fans worldwide!" said the businessman.

In July, the Tickets for Leo's debut at Inter Miami sold out in a few minutes after going on sale.

More than 25 thousand people gathered to welcome the world soccer legend at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.