Former player Alexi Lalas celebrated the signing of the Argentine star due to the impact it will have on the American league
In his opinion, Messi’s landing will also cause a motivating effect on all his rivals and will raise the general level
The MLS has entered a new dimension. The signing of Leo Messi by Inter Miami has raised expectations and interest in the American league to levels never seen before. The impact was immediate. In the hours after the official announcement, the Florida team’s Instagram profile went from having one million one hundred thousand followers to close to five.
The fever for Messi does not only affect the fans, it has also reached the media. The last test came from the mouth of an expert, the former American soccer player Alexi lalaswho spoke to ‘TMZ’ about what the arrival of the former Barcelona player in North America means.
“We’re already seeing names tied to Miami. It’s almost like they’re in the process of potentially creating this MLS ‘Death Star’ super club, and the hate-watching is going to be absolutely epic!” former player referring to ‘Star Wars.’ “I know that if I was on another team, a less sexy team, for example, and Miami was doing all this, and one of the best that has ever played is there, i would like to kick his ass”, he added.
“This is a wonderful day for soccer, this is a wonderful moment for Major League Soccer and the United States in general,” he concluded. lalas. At the moment, big international stars like neymar, Sergio Busquets and angel di maria They have been linked in the press with the Florida team, although their future is still uncertain.