Lionel Messi set to go head-to-head with Andy Murray as Inter Miami star makes lucrative business venture

LIONEL MESSI is acceptable to conflict the likes of Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal successful a star-studded event.

The inaugural Hexagon Cup padel tennis tourney proved a immense deed earlier this year.

And with the 2025 variation acceptable to get underway connected the 31 January, respective high-profile sports stars person confirmed their involvement.

Tennis legends Murray and Nadal, Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski and histrion Eva Longoria each person teams backed by them.

Now Messi is joining successful with the assistance of Premier League icon Sergio Aguero.

Their Kru Padel broadside volition beryllium represented by Federico Chingotto and Claudia Jensen successful the competition.

The sanction comes from the Kru Esports squad that Messi and Aguero co-own.

Aguero said: "We are incredibly excited to grow Kru into specified a dynamic athletics arsenic padel.

"Hexagon is simply a level that is taking this sport to different level, and we’re present to vie and springiness our best.

"The names joining our team, including 2 outstanding Argentinians, talk for themselves.

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"Talented players who marque america proud, and we are pleased to enactment their nonrecreational development."

The Hexagon Cup volition instrumentality spot successful Madrid.

Each squad is made up of 3 pairs that vie successful men's, women's and adjacent gen matches.

After circular robin qualifying, the champion teams spell done to the semi-final and past spell for glory successful the final.

Messi's task into padel tennis is his latest concern move aft launching a planetary contented accumulation institution named 525 Rosario.