Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi will play together again. The former has followed Messi’s example and opted for Inter Miami FC.
Busquets ignores Saudi millions and goes after Messi
The American club from the Major League Soccer announces the arrival of Busquets on the official website on Friday evening. The 34-year-old midfielder has been on a free transfer since his departure from Barcelona and has been linked to Inter Miami for some time. He could also opt for the big money in Saudi Arabia, but Busquets will follow Messi and get to work in the United States.
Inter Miami becomes only the second club of his career for Busquets. The midfielder only played for Barcelona and came to 722 games for the Catalans.
It is expected that in addition to Busquets and Messi, Jordi Alba will also go to Inter Miami. The 34-year-old left back is also transfer-free. Busquets, Messi and Alba won the Champions League together with Barcelona in 2015; Busquets and Messi also won that prize twice when Alba was still at Valencia.
Busquets insisted on playing with Messi again
Inter Miami becomes only the second club of his career for Busquets. The midfielder only played for Barcelona and came to 722 games for the Catalans. Busquets played with Messi for much of his career and at Sport they know that from the moment Lionel Messi left Barcelona, Busquets knew he wanted to play with the Argentinian again.
The offer that Busquets received from Saudi Arabia – so he could also play together with Cristiano Ronaldo – was much better financially, but he wanted to live comfortably with his family and found Miami very suitable for that. He could also go to Canada, Toronto FC had an offer for him. That also stated that he would become ambassador for the 2026 World Cup. But playing with Messi again did not leave Busquets’ mind.
Busquets signs with Inter Miami for two and a half years
According to Mundo Deportivo, Busquets signs with Inter Miami for two and a half years, so until the end of 2025. The Spanish sports newspaper also focuses on a possible successor to Busquets at Barça, mentioning the name of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina as a realistic option. Together with Dani Parejo (Villarreal) and Guido Rodríguez (Seville), Amrabat is mainly seen as financially viable for Barça. This does not apply to names such as Joshua Kimmich and Marcelo Brozovic.
MD knows that like Messi, Busquets has an option to buy a team. If the American league organization wants to expand the competition, it can do so by admitting a newly founded team. In 1996, the MLS started with a total of ten clubs. In two years there will be thirty teams in the American league. Inter Miami is one such team, bought by David Beckham.
From America it remains to wait for more details about the deal between Inter Miami and Busquets, but it is clear that the Spanish midfielder’s dream can come true on July 21. That date has been set as a debut for Messi and now also Busquets. It remains to wait for the third Barça acquisition, Jordi Alba. Negotiations with the left-back are still ongoing.
