Casemiro says he rejected several offers from around the world to join Inter Miami and play with the God of football, Lionel Messi. The 34-year-old Brazil international left Manchester United in June when his contract expired and says he based his decision on moving to Major League Soccer on the opportunity to play with his fellow South American.Casemiro, who has signed an initial 12-month deal with the option for a further two years, said: For me, without a doubt, I am coming only to play with the best player of all time.I want to enjoy, I want to help him to keep winning because he is a winner. Another player is joining who wants to win, who wants to compete.I am where I want to be in MLS. I left United as a free agent, I had options in Italy, other teams in different places, but I am where I want to be I want to enjoy being with him, helping him win and making him bigger. Hes one of, if not the god of football and I want to help.I dreamed of playing with Messi CasemiroCasemiro has experience of playing against Messi when the pair were rivals at Real Madrid and Barcelona and is now relishing the chance to help Miami clinch more silverware. Since Messi joined from Paris Saint-Germain, the Floridian club have won the 2023 Leagues Cup trophy, the 2024 Supporters Shield and 2025 MLS Cup.They are currently second in the Eastern Conference.The amount of problems Messi gave me, of course I dreamed of playing with him, added Casemiro, who made his Miami debut in the 1-0 win at CF Montreal on Saturday.I always wanted to play with the best. I could never stop him, I always needed help from my team-mates. I am very happy that I am now with him, and I want to keep winning with him.Messi is back in Miami and regaining full fitness after an extended break following Argentinas run to the World Cup final where they lost 1-0 to Spain.He wont be considered when Miami face the Columbus Crew this weekend. Topics Casemiro Inter Miami CF Lionel Messi Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read MLS round-up: Heung-Min Son scores again for LAFC and Luis Suarez hits panenka winner in Inter Miami win, Griezmann and Lewandowski fire blanks Cian Cheesbrough 26th July, 2026 MLS round-up: Inter Miami win without Messi as Griezmann and Lewandowski make debuts Mitch Fretton 23rd July, 2026 Inter Miami hit with investigation into Casemiro signing Mitch Fretton 23rd July, 2026 Casemiros next club revealed after leaving Manchester United but league opens investigation into tampering claims Cian Cheesbrough 22nd July, 2026 2026 World Cup: Rating the 5 biggest achievers and underperformers at this summers tournament Mitch Fretton 21st July, 2026 Lionel Messi likely to CONTINUE playing for Argentina after World Cup heartbreak Jon Fisher 21st July, 2026
