Javier Mascherano 'to be Inter Miami's next manager' with ex-Premier League star to reunite with Lionel Messi

Javier Mascherano is reportedly acceptable to beryllium named the caller manager of Inter Miami.

It means the erstwhile Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder volition reunite with chap Argentine Lionel Messi successful Florida adjacent season.

According to Cesar Luis Merlo, Mascherano has reportedly signed a semipermanent declaration with the MLS franchise.

He volition besides permission his presumption arsenic manager of Argentina's under-20 team, wherever helium coaches a fig of Inter Miami's young prospects.

The 40-year aged joined Liverpool successful 2006 and played 4 seasons astatine Anfield wherever helium formed portion of a devastating midfield trio that besides included Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso.

Mascherano played with Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets during his 8 seasons astatine Barcelona. During his clip successful Spain, Mascherano won 5 LaLiga titles and the Champions League twice.

Gerardo Martino resigned from the relation earlier this week aft a disappointing extremity to the play that saw them eliminated from the playoffs successful the archetypal round.

Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the champion regular play grounds successful Major League Soccer past this season, made the determination for idiosyncratic reasons.

The 61-year-old Martino - who besides coached Messi with Barcelona and Argentina's nationalist squad earlier reuniting with him successful South Florida - gave nary outward denotation that helium was reasoning astir leaving erstwhile the play ended earlier this month.

Inter Miami was 26-9-12 successful MLS regular play matches successful the Martino era, positive won its archetypal 2 trophies: the Leagues Cup successful 2023 and the Supporters Shield arsenic the champion MLS regular play squad this year.

Martino agreed to a woody with Inter Miami successful June 2023, past took complaint of his archetypal crippled a period aboriginal erstwhile the process of obtaining his enactment documentation was complete.

His hiring was 1 successful a bid of large moves for the nine - on with the signings of, among others, Messi, Busquets, Alba and Suarez.

Martino was hired aft Inter Miami fired Phil Neville successful June 2023.

Mascherano is apt to look a hectic 2025. It's apt the squad volition task retired connected different planetary preseason tour, similar it did this season. 

There's besides the 34-match MLS slate and Inter Miami volition beryllium 1 of the teams in the Club World Cup that starts successful June arsenic well.

Inter Miami won't stitchery for grooming campy to commencement the 2025 play until January.