WATCH Lionel Messi has found his dream home in Florida

WATCH: Lionel Messi has found his dream home in Florida

Star player Lionel Messi continues to pursue the necessary steps to settle in Florida and has just resolved a priority matter: the purchase of a luxurious home in Fort Lauderdale, not far from the stadium of his team, “Inter Miami CF”.

As the daily newspaper “Sun Sentinel” and the website The Real Deal reported on Tuesday, the famous Argentine will move to the Bay Colony neighborhood and he did not skimp on the means he took to achieve his goals: he had to pay the huge sum will pay $10.75 million to acquire the property, which has already been the subject of public curiosity. Helicopters were seen over the area on Monday, the day the transaction was confirmed by real estate firm Team Simpkin Compass.

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Built in 1988, the more than 105,000-square-foot residence features eight bedrooms, nine and a half bathrooms, and a three-car garage, not to mention a swimming pool, a fitness and spa room, a stylish Italian kitchen, and two docks in the near the water. The venue is close to the highway leading to the DRV PNK Stadium, home of Inter.

Previous owners John and Stacy Dickerson purchased the home in 2022 for $9 million.