Messi a factor as Rodríguez weighs club future

Club América's Brian Rodríguez admitted that the anticipation of featuring alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez astatine Inter Miami CF plays a relation successful his decision-making process arsenic helium considers a determination distant from the Liga MX team.

Sources told ESPN that Inter Miami expressed involvement successful signing Rodríguez, making interaction with the Uruguay winger. Rodríguez confirmed the talks betwixt the 2 parties, earlier going connected to uncover that teams successful Spain besides stay a possibility.

"Inter Miami's involvement is real. We've been talking astir it for a mates of weeks. I spoke with Luis Suárez astir the nine and it was an grant to speech to him," Rodríguez said.

"There is simply a anticipation of going to Spain, I similar to spell to Spain, but connected the different broadside is going to play with Suárez and Messi, that weighs connected me. I'm besides going to speech to Marcelo [Bielsa, Uruguay manager] to spot what helium thinks. I've already spoken to him earlier astir a imaginable determination to Fiorentina, helium spoke to Fiorentina astatine the time."

Rodríguez is nary alien to Major League Soccer, playing for LAFC from 2019-2021 and taking portion successful the team's Supporters' Shield-winning play earlier joining Club América.

Inter Miami caput manager Javier Mascherano admitted to needing reinforcements up of the team's Club World Cup campaign, adding the roster lacked depth.

"I didn't springiness a database of names. I told the nine what positions needed reinforcement," Mascherano said. "I told them wherever the squad needs to adhd depth, particularly due to the fact that we precocious sold Robert Taylor, Julian Gressel, and we person a comparatively abbreviated roster, that's the reality.

"That is my work arsenic a coach, past evidently I recognize that the nine volition spell retired and spot what the names are and what the possibilities are according to the fund we have."

Due to the constricted squad, Mascherano confirmed David Ruiz and Fafà Picault volition beryllium incapable to articulation their nationalist teams for the Gold Cup arsenic the Concacaf tourney interferes with the Club World Cup.

Rodríguez and Club América fought for the accidental to enactment successful the 2025 Club World Cup, but fell to LAFC successful the one-game playoff match.

The nonaccomplishment to the MLS Western Conference squad means Rodríguez and Club América volition spot a competitory interruption earlier the commencement of the 2025 Leagues Cup connected July 30.

FIFA authorized a peculiar transportation model from June 1 to June 10 for teams participating successful the Club World Cup to fortify rosters earlier kicking disconnected the tourney connected June 14. MLS teams, however, indispensable inactive abide by league rules successful presumption of wage headdress and roster regulations.