MLS’ answer to Barcelona: Lionel Messi’s reunion with Sergio Busquets & Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino could transform Inter Miami
The three men were last all together at Camp Nou in 2014, but will be linking up again to try and inspire a turnaround at the DRV PNK Stadium
It’s all change at Inter Miami right now. The MLS outfit are in the middle of a miserable season on the pitch, as they find themselves rooted to the bottom of the Eastern Conference after 18 matches.
But that hasn’t prevented them from attracting the greatest footballer in history to Florida. Lionel Messi has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the DRV PNK Stadium, with his free transfer set to be completed after his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires on June 30.
The likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Andrea Pirlo have all graced MLS down the years, with Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham initially paving the way for an influx of megastars to the U.S. when joining the LA Galaxy back in 2007.
Messi’s move to Inter Miami will stand above them all, though, and MLS is already enjoying greater exposure than ever before, despite the fact their new poster boy is yet to touch down in America. But he won’t be able to transform the fortunes of a dismal Inter Miami team on his own.
That is why the club has also gone to great lengths to bring in two of Messi’s former Barcelona colleagues. Sergio Busquets brought the curtain down on his glittering 18-year career at Camp Nou in May, before agreeing to join Messi in Miami. And it has now been confirmed that they will be coached by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, who worked with the pair at Barcelona in the 2013-14 season.
The Argentine has a huge job on his hands, but having Messi and Busquets on hand to lead the dressing room gives him more than a fighting chance of success.
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