ESPN.com · Feb 12, 2025
Miami's 3 new players say 'Messi factor' sealed decisions
New Inter Miami CF signings Tadeo Allende, Gonzalo Luján and Telasco Segovia have said that the chance to play on the same team with Lionel Messi was an integral part of their respective decisions to join the Major League Soccer team this offseason.
"Well I would be playing with the best player in the world in my opinion. It was a great factor in my joining, but this is also a great club," Segovia, who arrives at the club from Casa Pia on a four-year contract, told ESPN.
Allende, who joins the Herons from Celta Vigo on loan through the end of the 2025 season, admitted he never expected to share the field with Messi before Miami presented an offer.