Inter Miami Sign Another Barcelona Legend As Sergio Busquets Joins Lionel Messi In MLS

Major League Soccer's Inter Miami have announced the signing of Sergio Busquets on a free transfer from Barcelona. Busquets will join Lionel Messi in Miami.

Robert Summerscales | Jun 24, 2023

Inter Miami Sign Another Barcelona Legend As Sergio Busquets Joins Lionel Messi In MLS /

Major League Soccer's Inter Miami have announced the signing of Sergio Busquets on a free transfer from Barcelona.

Busquets leaves the Camp Nou as a Barcelona legend, having made 722 appearances for the club.

The 34-year-old midfielder won 32 trophies with Barca, including nine La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions Leagues.

He will join another Barca legend in Miami, after Lionel Messi also agreed to move to Fort Lauderdale this summer.

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Busquets and Messi played together at Barca for 13 years between 2008 and 2021.

Both players were wanted by Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal but decided instead on a move to Miami.

Their Miami debuts are likely to take place in early July.

Busquets and Messi will join a team that have struggled to compete in MLS this season.

After losing 12 of their first 17 games, Miami sit dead last in the Eastern Conference.

Sergio Busquets (left) and Lionel Messi pictured hugging during the 2011 UEFA Champions League final, which saw Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 in London :: IMAGO/Avanti

Published Jun 24, 2023

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.