Messi, Busquets not moving to Miami for a holiday: Coach Gerardo Martino

Newly appointed Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino says there is no question of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets moving to South Florida to chill on South BeachInstead says the Argentine who was appointed on Wednesday the pair are coming to Miami to fight for titlesMartino former coach of Messi with Barcelona and Argentina said he had spoken to the seventimes Ballon dOr winner and former Spain midfielder Busquets about their impending move to the Major League Soccer clubSometimes in our world you associate United States and Miami with holidays And its not that They are coming to compete he told a press conference on ThursdayThey are coming from winning world titles Spanish league titles They are not going to relax They will compete because it is in their blood he saidMartino takes over Miami with the club bottom of the Eastern Conference having lost their last seven games They are ranked 27th out of the 29 clubs in MLSThe former Mexico and Atlanta United coach said there was still the chance to salvage something from this season howeverOne is to see if we can make the playoffs Right now that seems like a stretch but as long as we have the possibility we cant stop trying he saidWe are in a good place in the US Open Cup and now theres a new tournament Leagues Cup that we will aim for After that the goal is to build for 2024 added the coach known as TataAlso Read lsquoTatarsquo will inspire MiamiSporting Director Chris Henderson said the club would be making more changes to their squad in the coming weeksCome late August were going to have a different look This will give the opportunity for Tata and his staff to work with the players in a new wayIt feels like a new beginning for the club and were going to do everything we can to rise up the table game by game he addedMartino won MLS Cup in 2018 with Atlanta United and said he was well aware of what awaited him in the North American leagueI see a league that is always evolving a league that has a lot of rules but they are very clear he saidIt is very level for all the teams the system of budgets and draft allows all teams at the start to have the same aspirationsI like the complexity of the cold of one place rain of another heat of another All that makes you as a coach have to think about more than just managing what happens on the field he saidBut Martino believes Messi will transform MLSThat the worlds greatest player decides to play in this league evidently it will open an even greater scenario of growth he saidAlso Read Ticket sales anticipation high ahead of Lionel Messirsquos arrival at Inter MiamiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever