The greatest recruiter in MLS history assembled a superteam less with his words, more with his presence.
Lionel Messi is famously quiet. But ever since he said “Miami” last June, friends and Argentines have flocked to South Florida. Sergio Busquets came to play alongside his longtime amigo. Jordi Alba took a giant pay cut to join them.
In December, Luis Suarez arrived “to reunite with them,” as he said. But this, an unprecedented transfer-market haul, is more than a simple reunion. Diego Gómez, a budding Paraguayan star, joined Inter Miami a few days after Messi did.