Casemiro could become one of the big moves in MLS next season, as the Brazilian midfielder, a former Real Madrid and Manchester United player, is in advanced talks to join Inter Miami, where he would have the chance to share a dressing room with Lionel Messi.
According to recent reports, the player has already reached a general agreement with the Florida club, although the deal is not yet officially closed. The main obstacle would not be in the player’s will, but in a particular rule of Major League Soccer: the Discovery Rights.
Why does it depend on LA Galaxy?
Although Casemiro would have interest in playing for Inter Miami, LA Galaxy owns his discovery rights within MLS, which gives them priority to negotiate with him.
That means Inter Miami needs to reach an agreement with the Los Angeles club in order to complete the signing.
This rule seeks to prevent multiple teams in the league from competing at the same time for a player who does not yet belong to MLS.
Each club can register a limited list of players and, if another team wants to sign one of them, it must negotiate compensation.
A recent case in point was Marco Reus:
LA Galaxy paid $400,000 in General Allocation Money to Charlotte FC to acquire its discovery priority.
The attraction of playing with Messi
For Casemiro, Inter Miami represents a very important sporting and media opportunity.
The Florida club has become one of the biggest names in U.S. soccer since the arrival of Lionel Messi.
And it continues to look for big international names to strengthen its squad.
The possible addition of the Brazilian would be especially attractive to the Hispanic community in the United States.
He closely follows both Messi and the great Latin American stars coming to MLS.
The soccer player has reportedly already reached a general agreement
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A signing still pending
For now, Casemiro cannot be introduced as an Inter Miami player until internal MLS details are resolved.
Negotiations with LA Galaxy will be key to unlocking a deal that could become one of the most eye-catching signings of the market.
If the deal goes through, MLS would add another world-class player and Inter Miami would reinforce its project with a midfielder of enormous international experience.
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