Jordi Alba has revealed that despite getting better offers this summer, he opted to join Inter Miami and reunite with Lionel Messi.
The Spanish left-back has become the third former FC Barcelona star to join Inter Miami this summer. After being introduced as the club’s new signing on Tuesday, Alba revealed that despite more lucrative offers from other clubs, he opted to join Inter Miami as the American club showed the more in a hurry to recruit him, which appealed to the player. He also said he was delighted to reunite with his former FC Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets.
During the inauguration ceremony at the DRV PNK Stadium, Alba said “Despite the larger offers I received, the priority for me was to feel important. I think I made the right decision. This is the club that made the most effort to attract me.
“I am very happy to have Leo and Busi back at Inter Miami. It’s not just the three of us as players, there’s also a group of players who are very good and who will help us and them win every game we play. We know Tata (Gerardo Martino), he knows us. I am a very competitive player and this project is very familiar to me. That’s why I decided to come here. I’ve only been here three or four days, but I feel like I’ve spent my whole life here.
The defender ended an 11-year relationship with Barcelona this summer after his contract with the club expired. While Busquets and Messi arrived in the United States in July, Alba’s presentation was delayed due to the birth of his son Paolo.
