Lionel Messi 'cracked up' when Sergio Aguero sent him screenshot of Inter Miami's MLS position

Lionel Messi allegedly failed to hide his laughter when Sergio Aguero showed him where Inter Miami are in the MLS.

The Argentine superstar has decided to leave Europe when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires this month.

But instead of opting to move to Saudi Arabia or return to Barcelona, the World Cup winner has agreed to join Inter Miami in the MLS.

However, David Beckham's MLS franchise are in the midst of a horror campaign and find themselves bottom of the division.

According to Aguero, who is close pals with Messi, when he showed his friend where they were in the table, the ex-PSG star was reduced to laughter.

Aguero told ESPN: “I spoke to Messi yesterday, I sent him a message with a screenshot of the Eastern Conference standings and I said: ‘Your team is behind! You have to move up to 8th/9th!’”

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The former Manchester City star was asked how did Messi react, and he replied: “Messi cracked up. He said, ‘We have to make the play-offs!’”

Aguero and Messi have been friends since their youth days when they used to room together.

Messi is even the godfather to Aguero son's Benjamin, while the City legend once described their relationship as that of an old married couple.

There are 15 teams in the Eastern Conference of the MLS, where the top seven teams will progress automatically to the play-offs.

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Teams that finish eighth and ninth enter the wild card round, where Inter Miami are six points off, though they have a game in hand.

But there is plenty of work for Messi to get into at Inter Miami, who recently sacked Phil Neville after 11 defeats in 16 games.

However, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner might have to wait a while before making his debut.

It has been said that his debut could come on July 21 when they face Liga MX side Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup clash.

And his MLS debut might come even later with the next game set to go ahead on August 21 against Charlotte after the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Commenting on his future earlier this week, Messi remarked: "I made the decision that I'm going to Miami. It is not finalised 100 per cent.

"There are a few things left but we decided to continue down this path.

"If Barcelona didn't work out, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and think more about myself."

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