MLS coach shares the possible reason why Lionel Messi agreed to sign with Inter Miami

The arrival of Lionel Messi to Inter Miami has been one of the most surprising news of the moment. The Argentine player has placed himself significantly among the best signings of this season after his important numbers with his new club, but for some, Lionel Messi's decision to sign for the American team remains surprising. Now, an MLS coach shares his opinion on a key factor in finalizing the arrival of the former PSG.

Lionel Messi is a footballer who has spent most of his career in Europe, where he has had multiple coaches. However, it is no secret about the special affection he has for the coaches in his native Argentina. In this case, Gerardo Martino is the coach that Beckham chose to lead his project, a coach that Lionel Messi knows very well and who has actually coached him on more than one occasion. The coach had Lionel Messi in FC Barcelona and also in the Argentine National Team.

Jim Curtin, coach of Philadelphia Union, stated that both Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba came to the Miami team because they would have the presence of Gerardo 'Tata' Martino. And, let us remember that shortly before Messi's transfer was officially closed, there was very strong talk about the arrival of Gerardo Martino to the team's bench.

What did Jim Curtin say about Messi?

“Sometimes people forget that he was the first piece. I think Messi comes because Tata is there. Busquets comes because Tata is there. And Alba too. He was the first move in this whole thing that really transformed the club,” were Jim Curtin's words to the Miami Herald. It's no secret that Lionel Messi and Inter Miami produced the most commercially important signing in MLS history. Now, they are also producing collective successes after winning the Leagues Cup and being in the final of the US Open Cup, on September 27 where they will face the Houston Dynamo.