Lionel Messi’s ex-Barcelona teammate to become new Inter Miami head coach

Javier Mascherano has agreed to go Inter Miami’s caller caput coach, according to reports.

The MLS side, who are captained by Lionel Messi, person been searching for a caller manager aft Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino resigned arsenic the caput manager earlier this week.

The erstwhile Barcelona manager guided Inter Miami to an MLS-record 74 points successful the regular season, arsenic good arsenic triumph successful the Supporters’ Shield, but the squad suffered an upset successful the MLS Cup playoffs arsenic they were eliminated successful the archetypal circular by Atlanta United.

Mascherano, meanwhile, has been retired since 2018 and has managed Argentina’s Under-20 squad since January 2022.

According to Cesar Luis Merlo and TyC Sports, Mascherano volition present permission his presumption with Argentina’s nationalist broadside having agreed a semipermanent woody to negociate Inter Miami.

Mascherano’s determination to Major League Soccer and Inter Miami volition spot him reunite with Messi, who helium played alongside for respective years astatine Barcelona and with Argentina’s nationalist side.

Mascherano besides played alongside Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who are each portion of Inter Miami’s squad.

The 40-year-old has besides managed 2 different Inter Miami players, Thomas Aviles and Federico Redondo, with Argentina’s Under-20s.

During his playing career, Mascherano won 19 trophies during his clip astatine Barcelona. For Argentina, helium won 2 Olympic golden medals but finished arsenic a World Cup runner-up successful 2014, and a Copa America runner-up connected 4 occasions.

Mascherano was portion of the arguable woody that saw some him and Carlos Tevez articulation West Ham from Brazilian broadside Corinthians successful 2006.

He spent six months astatine West Ham earlier helium joined Liverpool successful February 2007.

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