The South Beach lifestyle! Lionel Messi acquires $10.8m waterfront mansion just 15 minutes away from Inter Miami's DRV PNK Stadium

Lionel Messi has purchased a sprawling water-front mansion in Fort Lauderdale for $10.8 million (£9m) as he fully settles into life at Inter Miami.

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• Argentine is now chasing the American dream
• Has made an immediate impact in the States
• Family feeling settled in new surroundings

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has been looking for a permanent base in which to house his family since completing a stunning move to the United States. He has now found that in a Florida property that features 10 bedrooms, a spa room, two boat docks and a swimming pool.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Messi’s new abode is spread over 10,500 square feet and also boasts a three-car garage. It is just 15 minutes from Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium and the club’s adjacent training facility – meaning that the Argentine has no excuse for being late to games and practice prior to the team moving into their new purpose-built ground in 2025.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  The Messi clan have already splashed out $7.3m on acquiring the entire ninth floor at Regalia – an ultra-luxurious condominium development in the Sunny Isles Beach region of Florida. The Argentine’s club colleague Sergio Busquets lives just down the road from his latest purchase in Sea Ranch Lakes.

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  WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  Messi has made an immediate impact since linking up with Inter Miami – helping them to a historic Leagues Cup triumph, a place in the final of the U.S. Open Cup and a shot at reaching the play-offs in the MLS Eastern Conference.