Inter Miami made history in Major League Soccer by winning its first MLS Cup title against the Vancouver Whitecaps, led by Lionel Messi, its biggest star who continues to expand his legacy as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. However, the Florida team is already beginning to think about what will be its next season, in which they will be without Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who already seems to have a replacement.

With the departure of the Spanish soccer players, Designated Player spots and around $6 million in salary to invest have been opened up, so the Miami management would be looking for a quality reinforcement to stay at the top of MLS and a player with a past at Real Madrid would be coming in to take the place left by Alba.

Which player would reinforce Lionel Messi's Inter Miami after Jordi Alba's departure?

In Europe, it is claimed that Sergio Reguilon will be landing in Miami, Florida to join Lionel Messi's team, taking the position of Jordi Alba. The left-back has a long career in Europe with clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham and Sevilla, the team with which he spent the most time and where he excelled the most.

What has caught the attention of fans is that now a footballer who was a rival of Lionel Messi and with a past at Real Madrid, the team from which he is a youth player and came to be a starter on some occasions for Marcelo, but with a brief stint with the white team.

Will more signings arrive at Inter Miami for 2026 in MLS?

Sources such as Fabrizio Romano and those close to the Herons are already talking about a guaranteed signing, but in the Miami environment there are other questions about the future of the team with the departure of Sergio Busquets and who could take the place of Luis Suarez in the forward line when the Uruguayan decides to retire from professional soccer.

At the moment, the only interest or players who could arrive are Sergio Reguilon and/or Timo Werner, leaving open the possibility that in the winter market there may be some other addition to a team that will now fight for the Concacaf Champions Cup and will seek to stay at the top of the U.S. league, after being crowned Eastern Conference and MLS Cup 2025 champions.