• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Inter Miami brutally axe player who Lionel Messi replaced in key role

Home> Football> MLS

Published 11:54 5 Mar 2024 GMT

Inter Miami brutally axe player who Lionel Messi replaced in key role

Messi's arrival wasn't good for everyone.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

Inter Miami have traded one of their stars after Lionel Messi took his job.

Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami last summer and immediately boosted the team's fortunes.

David Beckham's side won the inaugural Leagues Cup, the first title in the franchise's history.

Advert

Miami have made an unbeaten start to the 2024 campaign, winning two of their opening three games to go top of the Eastern Conference standings.

Despite making a strong start to the season, Miami have decided to trade one of their star players to a conference rival.

On Monday the team announced that USMNT right-back DeAndre Yedlin has been traded to FC Cincinnati in order to gain "important roster flexibility", as well as $172,799 in 2024 General Allocation Money (GAM).

Advert

The former Newcastle and Tottenham defender joined the club in 2022 and made 82 appearances in all competitions, the joint-most in team history.

The 30-year-old was club captain for much of his time in Miami, but manager Tata Martino gave the armband to Messi shortly after the Argentine superstar joined the club.

DeAndre Yedlin has left Inter Miami.
DeAndre Yedlin has left Inter Miami.

"DeAndre has been a leader for us on and off the field, and we’re very thankful for everything he has done for Inter Miami," said Miami's chief soccer officer and sporting director Chris Henderson.

Advert

"This trade gives us the flexibility to continue building our roster. Our ambitions remain high and we will look to use the space created by this move to improve our squad as we aim to compete for titles."

Yedlin was involved in a viral moment last summer when Messi handed him the captain's armband before the trophy lift following the Leagues Cup final.

Next up for Messi and his Miami teammates is a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 first leg tie away at Nashville SC.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, MLS, Transfers

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

X

@alex_brotherton

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

4 hours ago
5 hours ago
6 hours ago
7 hours ago
  • 4 hours ago

    Erik ten Hag suffers humiliating defeat in first Bayer Leverkusen game and everyone is saying the same thing

    Erik ten Hag got off to the worst possible start at Bayer Leverkusen when they faced Flamengo's Under 20 side in Rio de Janeiro.

    Football
  • 5 hours ago

    Arsenal accidentally leak new signing that nobody knew about after announcing Noni Madueke

    Arsenal announced the signing of Noni Madueke but accidentally leaked another addition to Mikel Arteta's squad.

    Football
  • 6 hours ago

    Alexander Isak gives 'green light' for staggering transfer as agent 'begins talks' with shock club

    Alexander Isak's agent is in talks over a shock move away from Newcastle United.

    Football
  • 7 hours ago

    Manchester City plotting shock move for England star as Fabrizio Romano drops bombshell on transfer

    Word on Manchester City's potential sixth signing of the summer has emerged courtesy of Fabrizio Romano.

    Football
  • Lionel Messi in talks to join shock club from Inter Miami and he could earn more than Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Inter Miami take drastic action with Lionel Messi's 'bodyguard' to stop him joining Saudi Pro League club
  • Lionel Messi demands Inter Miami sign player after disastrous MLS play-off defeat as 'talks initiated'
  • Inter Miami are being allowed to break MLS rule thanks to Lionel Messi