Ángel Di Maria could have stopped in style. At 37, the Argentinian international is about to leave Benfica, probably on a title of Portugal champion this weekend. But the former PSG winger has not yet decided to hang up. Instead of a golden and quiet retreat, “El Fideo” is about to raise a final sports challenge, far from the European continent. An exotic challenge that resonates as a beautiful conclusion for one of the largest careers in modern football.
This new challenge, Di Maria intends to take it up by joining Inter Miami, MLS club. This is what the Mercato specialist reports, Ekrem Konur. There, he will find his great friend Lionel Messi, with whom he shared so much success, notably the unforgettable coronation during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The two Argentines, very accomplices on and off the field, had already evolved together in a club, carrying for a season the colors of Paris Saint-Germain. In Miami, Di Maria will also find another ex-teammate, Javier Mascherano, who has become coach of the American club.
Di Maria should soon find Messi.
By signing in Miami, Ángel Di Maria will integrate a real armada made up of Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez, and of course Lionel Messi. This weight reinforcement will be particularly welcome, because Inter Miami is going through a delicate sporting period. Recently humiliated by Minnesota, David Beckham's club continues bad performances, to the point that Beckham himself had to speak to defend his project.
A World Cup of clubs like Baptism of Fire for Di Maria
Di Maria could start in her new colors from next June on the occasion of the Club World Cup organized in the United States. A perfect opportunity to relaunch yourself and immediately bring your experience and talent to the Floridian club. Excellent dribbler and the best passer in PSG history, Di Maria could quickly become one of the darlings of the American public.
If Di Maria goes in MLS, no one can blame him for having chosen ease or money. The native of Rosario has demonstrated his entire career that his love of football went far beyond financial considerations, in particular by returning a season to Benfica by affection for the club. Going today in an exotic championship, alongside his friend Messi, would be a deserved reward for one of the most elegant artists of the ball.
