Jordi Alba: Inter Miami sign Spain defender to join Lionel Messi & Sergio Busquets

Jordi Alba has 93 caps for Spain, captaining the broadside that won the Nations League successful June

Jordi Alba has joined erstwhile Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets astatine Inter Miami.

Alba near Barca this summertime aft 11 years with the Spanish giants.

"We cognize that he'll assistance Inter Miami execute the club's objectives this play and beyond," said Inter Miami's sporting manager Chris Henderson.

Alba helped Barca triumph six La Liga titles and the Champions League successful 2015 portion winning Euro 2012 and the 2023 Nations League with Spain.

Argentina World Cup victor Messi, 36, and Alba's chap Spainiard Busquets, 35, person already made the power to the United States' Major League Soccer.

Messi and Busquets, who person signed deals until 2025, were presented to a cheering assemblage of astir 20,000 Inter Miami fans astatine the club's DRV PNK Stadium connected Sunday, flanked by co-owner and ex-England skipper David Beckham.

Seven-time Ballon d'Or victor Messi trained with his Miami team-mates for the archetypal clip connected Tuesday and is expected to marque his debut successful their Leagues Cup opener against Cruz Azul, of Mexico City, connected Friday (01:00 BST, Saturday).

Alba, who played 459 matches for Barca and has 93 Spain caps, should beryllium disposable to look Atlanta United connected Tuesday (00:30 BST, Wednesday).

"Jordi is an accomplished, dynamic and experienced subordinate that we're excited to get to proceed bolstering our squad," Henderson added.

"He has proven for implicit a decennary that helium is 1 of the champion full-backs successful the athletics owed to some his antiaircraft solidity and capableness to lend successful the attack."

Alba had different twelvemonth remaining connected his declaration with Barca, who helium joined from Valencia successful 2012, but they agreed to merchandise him successful May.

Meanwhile, US reports person linked Inter Miami with different erstwhile Barcelona subordinate - 36-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, who is presently playing for Brazil broadside Gremio.

The ex-Liverpool guardant played alongside Messi, Busquets and Alba during six seasons astatine the Nou Camp betwixt 2014 and 2020.

Inter Miami's nine president Jorge Mas said connected Tuesday: "We haven't held nonstop talks with Gremio oregon with Suarez.

"I don't cognize however Luis Suarez tin permission Gremio. But if helium does, we are escaped to speech to Luis and bring him to Inter Miami. That anticipation would beryllium there."

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