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After a preseason tour with more doubts than certainties, where they only managed to obtain a victory against the Hong King team. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are already in North American territory preparing what will be the start of a new season in Major League Soccer.
However, Inter Miami is immersed in a race against time to be able to register new players before the deadline established by the league. In the midst of intense negotiations for the Argentine player Federico Redondo, the ‘Herons’ are forced to lighten their squad with the aim of cleaning up their accounts, in compliance with the strict financial regulations of the MLS.
MLS imposes a salary ceiling of just over $5 million for teams, excluding players with the Designated Players label. With up to seven players on the line, Inter Miami is forced to make quick decisions to comply with the competition regulations. In less than 24 hours, teams must present their squads and accounts to the league’s competition management.
Each MLS franchise has three spots for Designated Players, currently occupied by Messi, Alba and Gregore in the case of Inter Miami. However, the salaries of other players have generated financial imbalances that have taken the club into the red. Just a few days before his season debut against Real Salt Lake, David Beckham’s team faces a significant financial challenge.
According to reports from The Athletic, players like DeAndre Yedlin, Sergii Kryvstov, Gregore, Jean Mota and Robert Taylor could be sacrificed in order to lighten the team’s salary load. Special attention has been paid to the case of Gregore, who would be close to signing for Botafogo in the Brasileirão. Despite his importance in the team, the midfielder could embark on a new direction in his career.
Given this situation, it is speculated that the MLS board could provide support to Inter Miami in this complicated start to the season. Since Beckham’s arrival at the club, Inter Miami’s valuation has increased significantly, as have ticket prices and Apple TV+ subscriptions. “They are in trouble,” a source from a rival club told The Athletic.
With a challenging financial scenario, Inter Miami faces the urgent task of adjusting its roster and complying with MLS regulations before the start of the season. Uncertainty reigns in Fort Lauderdale as the clock ticks relentlessly toward the deadline to sign up new players.
