Revealed: Stunning deal could see Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo become team-mates! How short-term contract could unite eternal rivals at MLS side Inter Miami

Portuguese superstar Ronaldo is currently on the books of Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr. His record-breaking contract there is running down, with no extension being agreed as yet. The expectation is that the evergreen 40-year-old will prolong his spell in the Middle East.

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It is, however, being suggested that he could sign “a short term deal with a Club World Cup team first”. According to talkSPORT, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner would like to grace FIFA’s expanded event in the United States before returning to Saudi Arabia.

Inter Miami will, having been handed a special invite, form part of the 32-team CWC event that is set to get underway on June 14. The Herons already have Messi on their books, and the a door is not being closed on Ronaldo. It is claimed that they are “open to making the pair team-mates, though nothing is advanced”.

The Herons are said to have “wiggle room to sign Ronaldo”, with the funds available that would allow club co-owner David Beckham to acquire a fellow former Manchester United No.7. Any deal would capture the imagination of a global audience.

Messi and Ronaldo have never played on the same side, but have previously faced one another on 36 occasions – with most of those outings coming during their days on opposing sides of the fierce El Clasico divide that exists between Barcelona and Real Madrid.