Adin Ross has revealed that he was beaten out by Lionel Messi in purchasing a luxurious home in Miami, following the Argentinian’s sensational arrival in the United States.
The 2022 World Cup winner, who now has eight Ballons d’Or to his name, signed with Inter Miami in the summer of 2023. After bidding farewell to Europe following stints at Barcelona and at Paris Saint-Germain, Messi needed a new base for his young family.
He quickly identified a waterfront property in Florida, with a deal that left streaming star Ross – who rose to prominence in 2019 playing NBA 2K on Twitch and now has a lucrative contract with Kick – frustrated at being outbid by a “very famous professional athlete”.
Ross said he missed a house he also visited before missing it in favor of a big sportsman: “It’s not because I’m broke. I just couldn’t make it in time. I saw the house, but they were already in talks and all that. The professional athlete is Messi.
Explaining how he was left empty-handed, Ross added: “ Messi’s parents, I think they were… I think they were his grandparents. I think it was his grandparents, or I don’t know who they were. Messi, they wanted a place for their grandchildren or something. I don’t even know, and they got it.”
Ross reportedly has a net worth of around $40 million, but Messi is estimated to be worth more than $600 million and has always had the financial muscle to prevail in a bidding war for a house he has l He plans to fill out with more medals during an initial two-and-a-half-year contract with Inter Miami, an MLS club.
