MLS Commissioner Don Garber said the league will be flexible in trying to add Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi, even offering a "David Beckham-like deal," per Paul Tenorio and Pablo Maurer of The Athletic.
As Garber explained, Beckham signed a contract in 2007 that gave him an option to purchase an MLS expansion team for $25 million as long as he played in the league for five years. The Englishman spent parts of six seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy, winning a championship in 2011, before becoming a part owner of Inter Miami.
Beckham and Inter Miami are considered a contender to sign Messi when his contract with PSG is up this summer.