Lionel Messi ready for new challenge after landing in Florida to sign for Inter Miami

Lionel Messi said he is ready for the new challenge of helping to revive Inter Miami's fortunes as the Argentine superstar landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to the club.

Argentine television footage showed Messi, with members of his family, walking off a private jet at a small, executive airport adjacent to Inter Miami's stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

The World Cup winner is expected to put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal, reported to be worth $60 million a year, before being presented to fans at a stadium event on Sunday.

"We are happy with the decision we made. Prepared and eager to face the new challenge, the new change," Messi said in an interview with Argentine TV show, Llave a la eternidad, released on Tuesday.

"My mentality and my head are not going to change and I am going to try, wherever I have to be, to give my best for myself and my new club and continue to perform at the highest level."

Messi is the biggest name to ever move to Major League Soccer and the greatest player to head to the United States since Brazilian legend Pele signed for the New York Cosmos in 1975.

MLS hope that Messi will massively increase the profile of the league and boost subscriptions to their streaming broadcast deal with Apple TV. Ticket prices for games likely to involve Messi have already sky-rocketed.

Fans had begun to gather at the club's DRV PNK stadium early in the morning ahead of his expected arrival.

One supporter, Julio Iglesias, 42 said he founded the 'Messias 305' fan group when he learned the Argentine was coming to Miami. He didn't previously watch MLS games but said he now won't miss any Miami matches.

Messi has already in Fort Lauderdale Airport in order to complete