Lionel Messi’s new Inter Miami team-mate rushed to hospital after being bitten by SPIDER during family zoo visit
LIONEL MESSI will be on the lookout for SPIDERS when he joins Inter Miami following news of his new team-mate being rushed to hospital after being bitten by one.
Unlike a certain web-slinging superhero, Miami goalkeeper Nick Marsman was left hospitalised after being bitten by a "poisonous spider".
Marsman's wife Nathalie den Dekker took to Instagram to shed light on the situation, revealing the Dutchman had been in hospital for three days following a family trip to the zoo.
She wrote: "The downside of living in a tropical climate… is when you go to the zoo and get bitten by a poisonous spider.
"End up being hospitalised for three days."
But with former Feyenoord stopper Marsman on the mend, she added: "Happy to have you back home, now get well soon."
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Messi is due to line up with Marsman, 32, when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires.
The Major League Soccer outfit, who Marsman is yet to appear for, have endured a torrid season.
David Beckham's franchise sit rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference, compounded by the recent sacking of ex-Manchester United star Phil Neville.
However, without even kicking a ball, Messi's impact on the club has already been felt.
The club's followers on its Instagram page jumped an incredible 400 per cent after the seven-time Ballon d'Or winners announcement.
Fans are also excited to see Barcelona legend Messi in America, with SunSport taking a trip down to Miami Beach to ask the locals what they thought about the "insane" move.
Spanish outlet Sport report that Messi, 35, will earn £43million-a-year which equates to £830,000-a-week.
And according to , Adidas, Apple and MLS were all hoping to entice the Argentine to lucrative commercial proposals.