Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami Eyes New Signing Amid Busy Preseason Schedule

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is looking for new reinforcements (Getty Images)

Inter Miami is betting everything on this season. With Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets already adapted to the MLS and Gerardo Tata Martino focused on the goal of fighting for the title, the leadership seeks to secure reinforcements that will further enhance the squad. In this context, in the last few hours rumors about a possible signing have spread from Uruguay.

According to the portals of that country and several journalists who cover Nacional every day, midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro informed the leaders of that club that he is not thinking of wearing the Bolso shirt next year because his future will continue in the future. United States, although not in Seattle Sounders, the club in which he has played since 2016, and from which he will be free as of January 31.

In this context, the immediate speculation is that Inter Miami will go for him. Being a footballer with freedom of action, he can arrive at Las Garzas without millions invested in the transfer and in this way join the team as soon as possible. There he could meet, for example, Luis Suárez, who was already presented as the star addition for 2024.

Lodeiro played for Boca Juniors between 2015 and 2016, a period in which he won two local titles (Superliga and Copa Argentina) and in which he scored a goal against River Plate at the Monumental. With the Uruguayan team he played in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and was part of the team that won the 2011 Copa América, Uruguay’s last title. Since 2016 he has stood out at Seattle Sounders where he won two MLS (2016 and 2019) and the 2022 Concacaf Champions League.

Nicolás Lodeiro will be a free player from England (Reuters)

So far there is no official information about the possible signing of the 34-year-old footballer to Inter Miami, but the truth is that the franchise founded by David Beckham is looking to hire new figures for its team in this market. With Luis Suárez already among their ranks, names such as Enzo Pérez, who said goodbye to River Plate, and Marcos Rojo, a reference for Boca Juniors, have also been heard.

Martino’s team has already defined its match schedule for the beginning of 2024, opening the season with a clash against the El Salvador National Team on January 19 at the Cuscatlán Stadium in San Salvador. The team will then face Neymar’s Al Hilal in Riyadh and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on February 1. Also noteworthy is Messi’s match against his former club Newell’s Old Boys, scheduled for February 15 at the DRV-PNK Stadium.

The start of next year will be busy for Messi with preseason friendly matches, also including the confrontation against Hong Kong on February 4. These commitments precede his participation in the Leagues Cup, where the club directly reached the round of 16 of Concachampions, and his return to the league in the US, where it opens with the match against Real Salt Lake at home.

In relation to the national competition, it is confirmed that Inter Miami will not participate in the US Open Cup 2024, according to an official statement, while season tickets for the new MLS season are already sold out, demonstrating the strong support of the fans. Finally, the team will face Los Angeles Galaxy and Orlando City SC in February and March, respectively, before their commitment in the knockout phase of the Concachampions.

2023-12-28 20:51:00
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