Di Maria the latest big name linked with Inter Miami

Stuart Telford

• 25 Feb 2023 16:44 GMT
• 3 min read

Inter Miami manager Phil Neville has admitted the club are interested in signing Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, and now Angel Di Maria is the latest Latin footballing legend linked with a move to Florida.

Di Maria has been in electric form for Juventus since helping Messi win the World Cup with Argentina in December, scoring six goals across all competitions since the turn of the year, but he is out of contract at the end of the season and yet to agree fresh terms.

Juve would like to keep the former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain for longer, but their contract offer isn't the only one according to Gazzetta Dello Sport.

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"Di Maria is happy in Turin," they write. "He has discovered a discreet city where his family has settled in quickly and doesn't rule out the possibility of staying longer. However, he will probably have to accept reduced terms on his current contract (€6m a year plus bonuses).

"Juve are also paying attention to the competition: [David] Beckham's [Inter] Miami have their eyes on him."

Gezzetta's report would seem to hold some water, given Neville's admission in a recent interview with The Times.

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What did Neville say?

"I'm not going to deny there isn't truth in the speculation that we're interested in Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets," he said

"Since I joined Miami, I think we've been linked with every single top player in world football. From Sergio Ramos, Dani Alves, Robert Lewandowski, Willian, Cesc Fabregas, Luis Suarez… all of them you can rattle off.

"We're always going to be linked with the best players in the world. We had Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi. Now we've got the opportunity to bring in some new designated players following their retirements."

Higuain and Matuidi may have freed up a pair of spots for players who can fall outside of the MLS salary cap, but Messi, Busquets and Di Maria equals three into two…