According to ESPN reporter Arevalo Martin, DePaul is about to join Miami International, and the deal will be finalized next week.
reporters said that although DePaul received multiple offers, all signs indicate that he is about to become a club teammate with Messi. He will join Miami International from Atletico Madrid for about $15 million.
31-year-old DePaul played 53 games for Atletico Madrid last season, scoring 3 goals and assisting 10 times, and his contract expired in 2026.
Before the 2022 World Cup, DePaul had said that he was Messi's good friend and that his way of playing football often complements Messi. Speaking of the partnership with Messi, DePaul said that his goal is to "make him run less" and give Messi "more room to play."