With just two games remaining until the end of the MLS regular season, the Inter Miami He’s already looking beyond the playoffs. The team led by Javier Mascherano prepares to fight for the title in an atmosphere of nostalgia: Sergio Busquets and Jordi Albapillars in the conquest of the Leagues Cup 2023 and the Supporter’s Shield 2024, announced their retirement once the campaign concluded.
Far from stopping the momentum, the franchise led by Jorge and José Más together with David Beckham is working intensely on a roster reorganization that keeps the team among the protagonists of American soccer.
Messi, the axis of the new Inter Miami project
While the immediate future is defined, Lionel Messi It remains the center of the club’s sporting and commercial strategy. Conversations for his contractual renewal continue to advance, with a clear horizon: the defense of the world title in 2026 with the Argentine team, precisely in the country where he currently plays.
The bond between the Argentine and the franchise transcends the sporting level. The Messi brand is already part of the club’s Academy, and its arrival generated unprecedented economic growth: income went from USD 50 million to 130 million in 2023, with projections that it would reach USD 300 million in 2025.
The phenomenon is also reflected in the increase in ticket prices, the rise in t-shirt sales and the increase in international sponsorships, consolidating Inter Miami as a global benchmark.
A former Real Madrid fan, the first reinforcement in the post-Busquets and Alba era
The departure of two references like Busquets and Alba leaves a football and symbolic void that the club seeks to fill with high-ranking signings. The first on the list is Sergio Reguilón, former Real Madrid and Tottenham full-back, who would already have an agreement in principle with the institution.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the 28-year-old Spanish player rejected million-dollar offers from Iranian soccer and LaLiga teams to accept the MLS project and join Messi’s team. Reguilón would arrive to take Alba’s place and become a new offensive partner of the pink captain.
Two more reinforcements on the way and a key renewal
From Miami they assure that the market is not over yet. “There will be two more powerful names,” club sources slip, although the candidates have not yet been revealed. Furthermore, it is rumored that Luis Suarez He received a renewal offer, which he is evaluating with his surroundings.
The priority is to maintain a competitive core around Messi, capable of sustaining performance in MLS 2025 and at the same time preparing the generational change for the future.
The dream intact: conquering the MLS with Messi at the helm
Without Busquets or Alba, Inter Miami will face a strategic transformation, but retains its ambition intact: to win its first MLS with Messi as leader.
The sports management trusts that the new reinforcements will bring freshness and balance to a squad that combines international experience and young talents trained at the local academy.
In Fort Lauderdale, the message is clear: a golden era is ending, but another one is beginning that promises to be just as historic.
