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# Messi to Inter Miami, posted by @FabrizioRomano hours before Messi — confirmed

The “here we go” post landed at 15:54 UTC on June 7, 2023. Messi announced the move in interviews that day.

Published 09 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTC · Leaked on 07 Jun 2023, 15:54 UTC

Leaked on 07 June 2023

![Evidence tray card: Messi to Inter Miami, posted by @FabrizioRomano hours before Messi — confirmed](https://leakly.com/assets/og/messi-inter-miami.png)

At 15:54 UTC on June 7, 2023, @FabrizioRomano posted that Lionel Messi would join Inter Miami and that Messi would announce it within hours.

Messi revealed the decision later that day in interviews with Spanish media, including Mundo Deportivo, CNBC reported. The Mundo Deportivo interview story was published at 19:06 UTC.

Confirmed. This story covers only the timing of the report.

[Confirmed]

## What happened later

Confirmed: Messi announced the move on June 7, 2023.

## Sources & captured post

> **Fabrizio Romano** @FabrizioRomano
>
> 🚨🚨 BREAKING: Lionel Messi to Inter Miami, here we go! The decision has been made and it will be announced by Leo in the next hours #InterMiami
> 🇺🇸 Messi will play in MLS next season. No more chances for Barcelona despite trying to make it happen.
> 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎
> #Messi #MLS https://t.co/UYqemodrxk
>
> 179,319 likes · 25,633 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> [View the post on X](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1666473832796901376) · not in our leaker index

### Original source & corroborating coverage

* [Original X post by @FabrizioRomano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1666473832796901376)
* [CNBC — Lionel Messi says he’s joining Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/lionel-messi-says-hes-joining-major-league-soccers-inter-miami-after-exit-from-paris-saint-germain.html)
* [Mundo Deportivo — Leo Messi reveals reasons for not signing with Barcelona and joining Inter Miami](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/en/20230607/653271/leo-messi-reveals-reasons-for-not-signing-with-barcelona-and-joining-inter-miami.html)

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