Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas is hopeful that Lionel Messi will join the club and play in Major League Soccer.

Messi's contract at Barcelona has just three weeks left to run before he becomes a free agent and while he is expected to renew, he has previously expressed a desire to play in MLS before retiring.

"David and I have been working really hard, we have aspirations of bringing the best players here and Messi is a generational player, arguably the best player of all time," Mas told the Miami Herald.

"I am optimistic Messi will play in an Inter Miami shirt because I think it will complete the legacy of the greatest player in our generation and will meet with the ambitions of the owners of Inter Miami to build a world class team."