Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Saturday that Inter Miami has a verbal agreement to sign Casemiro as a free agent and that only signature and a formal club announcement remain, citing transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano.
- Casemiro will join after finishing his spell with Manchester United and is expected to complete administrative paperwork and sign with Inter Miami once the 2026 World Cup is over.
- Reports say the player prioritized lifestyle and the chance to play with Lionel Messi, and that he declined a higher-paying offer from Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
- Sportingly, the 34-year-old brings elite experience, defensive midfield leadership and ball-recovery skills that Inter Miami views as a way to balance an attack led by Messi.
- The move continues Inter Miami’s commercial strategy of assembling high-profile internationals around Messi and could raise the club’s MLS and Concacaf ambitions after the formal announcement.