LIONEL MESSI will be on the lookout for SPIDERS when he joins Inter Miami following news of his new team-mate being rushed to hospital after being bitten by one.
Unlike a certain web-slinging superhero, Miami goalkeeper Nick Marsman was left hospitalised after being bitten by a “poisonous spider”.
Marsman’s wife Nathalie den Dekker took to Instagram to shed light on the situation, revealing the Dutchman had been in hospital for three days following a family trip to the zoo.
She wrote: “The downside of living in a tropical climate… is when you go to the zoo and get bitten by a poisonous spider.
“End up being hospitalised for three days.”
But with former Feyenoord stopper Marsman on the mend, she added: “Happy to have you back home, now get well soon.”
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Messi is due to line up with Marsman, 32, when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires.
The Major League Soccer outfit, who Marsman is yet to appear for, have endured a torrid season.
David Beckham’s franchise sit rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference, compounded by the recent sacking of ex-Manchester United star Phil Neville.
However, without even kicking a ball, Messi’s impact on the club has already been felt.
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The club’s followers on its Instagram page jumped an incredible 400 per cent after the seven-time Ballon d’Or winners announcement.
Fans are also excited to see Barcelona legend Messi in America, with SunSport taking a trip down to Miami Beach to ask the locals what they thought about the “insane” move.
Spanish outlet Sport report that Messi, 35, will earn £43million-a-year which equates to £830,000-a-week.
And according to The Athletic, Adidas, Apple and MLS were all hoping to entice the Argentine to lucrative commercial proposals.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
