Inter Miami Could Reunite Lionel Messi With Two Former Teammates at Barcelona in Major League Soccer

Inter Miami Could Reunite Lionel Messi With Two Former Teammates at Barcelona in Major League Soccer

Byron Pillay
March 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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  • Lionel Messi has reunited with a few of his former Barcelona teammates at Inter Miami
  • Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and Luis Suarez have all joined Leo in Major League Soccer
  • With DeAndre Yedlin leaving the side, Inter Miami are looking at signing Sergi Roberto

Inter Miami are building a mini-Barcelona in Major League Soccer.

The MLS side have surrounded Lionel Messi with some of his former Barcelona teammates at the side, and that trend looks set to continue.

Lionel Messi has already been reunited with Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami.
Two of Lionel Messi's former teammates, including Neymar, could join him at Inter Miami. Image: Rich Storry/ Megan Briggs.
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Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez have already been reunited with the World Cup winner, and two more former teammates could join that list.

Neymar wants Lionel Messi reunion

One of the players who could link up with the Argentinian is Neymar Jr.

The Brazilian played with Leo at Paris Saint-Germain and also at Barca.

The Al-Hilal star, who is currently injured, was quizzed about his future and admitted that he would like to play with Messi again.

Neymar made the comment while attending the Bahrain Grand Prix over the past weekend, ESPN reported.

"Hopefully, we can play together again. Leo is a great person, everyone knows him in football, and I think he is very happy, and if he is happy, I am too," the Brazilian said.

The duo both left PSG in 2023, with Messi joining Inter Miami and Neymar going to the Saudi Pro League.

Could Sergi Roberto be MLS-bound?

Another star who could link up with Leo in America is Sergi Roberto.

The defender has made 363 appearances for the Blaugrana and played alongside the Argentine at the club.

Roberto’s contract expires at the end of the season, and he has been linked with a move away from Spain.

Messi’s wayward free kick hits baby

Lionel Messi has developed a reputation for being pinpoint with his free kicks and is one player you want in your team to take one.

Against Orlando City, the World Cup winner lacked his usual finesse when taking a free kick and ended up putting it into the crowd.

Sports Brief reported that Messi's shot hit a baby girl in the stands, and social media couldn’t get over the unfortunate incident.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.