Mr. David Beckham chose Marcelo Weigandt, 24 years old, to replace the right back position that player DeAndre Yedlin just left (moved to FC Cincinnati a few days ago). The former British player wants to strengthen the best force for Inter Miami to conquer the championships in two major tournaments, MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Clubs in the MLS (USA) are still eligible to sign new contracts until the transfer deadline on April 23. Inter Miami is taking advantage of this opportunity to replenish its forces, after having a promising start in the MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024.
“Inter Miami Club President David Beckham has convinced Marcelo Weigandt. This player has informed Boca Juniors Club that he will not renew his contract when it expires in December 2024. The 24-year-old defender also said, He has accepted an offer from Inter Miami Club in the MLS tournament and wants to join soon to work side by side with famous player Messi”, said journalist Gaston Edul of TyC Sports channel (Argentina).
“To get Marcelo Weigandt at this time, David Beckham’s team will certainly spend a certain amount of money to compensate this player’s remaining contract. The amount of compensation cost will not be large, because Anyway, Weigandt did not renew with Boca Juniors”, shared Gaston Edul.
Marcelo Weigandt is considered to strengthen Inter Miami, because this player has a lot of experience playing in major tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores (similar to the Champions League in Europe). Therefore, the best support will be provided by Messi and his teammates in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (the Champions League in North, Central America and the Caribbean).
Coach Tata Martino also confirmed that Inter Miami is looking for an additional right-back position, after the 2-2 draw with Nashville SC in the first leg of the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on March 8. Inter Miami has the advantage in reaching the quarterfinals, needing only a 0-0 or 1-1 draw in the home leg at 7:15 a.m. on March 14 to advance. The CONCACAF Champions Cup still counts the away goals rule from knockout round matches.
The quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup take place in early April, so Marcelo Weigandt’s presence as soon as possible will help Inter Miami stabilize the squad and increase their chances.
Messi will break Higuain’s scoring record
Messi is having an extremely impressive start to the 2024 season, scoring 4 goals and having 1 assist in just 4 matches. In total, the 36-year-old Argentine player has now scored 15 goals for Inter Miami in 18 matches in all competitions, from July 2023 to present. In the last half of the season, Messi also contributed 5 assists for his teammates to score.
With his consistently maintained scoring performance, Messi has risen from 6th place on the list of top scorers for Inter Miami in early 2024 to 3rd place just behind Gonzalo Higuain (scoring 29). goals in 70 matches) and Leonardo Campana (23 goals in 68 matches).
Messi (with 15 goals in 18 matches), can completely reach the 20-goal mark soon and surpass it when Inter Miami is about to meet moderate opponents in the MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup tournaments such as CF Montreal, Nashville SC and DC United during this time. next time here. In the past 4 matches, Messi scored and assisted in every match, helping Inter Miami stay undefeated with 2 wins and 2 draws.
