Alba suffers to reunite with Messi
"I've received much better offers financially, but my first priority is to feel valued. In addition, in Miami, I also reunited with Lionel Messi and Sergo Busquets," Alba said in Launching ceremony of Inter Miami on August 1.
The former Barca defender believes that with the available team and rookies like him, Messi, Busquets, Inter Miami will unite and win.
"I'm a very competitive player and the Inter Miami project is very familiar," Alba added. "That's why I decided to come here. I've only been here three or four days, but it feels like I've been here my whole life, and I think I made the right decision."
In June, Alba ended 11 years of continuous playing for Barca. His contract with the Camp Nou team expired, but refused to sign more. While Messi and Busquets joined Inter Miami in July, Alba made his debut later due to the birth of his son Paolo.
In their first two games for the new club, Messi and Busquets contributed to a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul and a 4-0 win over Atlanta United. The best player of the 2022 World Cup directly scored three goals and provided one assist. As a result, Inter Miami leads the South Group 3 Leagues Cup. On August 3, they will play the round of 16 against Orlando City.
In the MLS, Inter Miami is at the bottom of the Eastern group with 18 points, 12 points behind the group that won tickets to the play-off round. Without great progress in the last 10 games, Messi and his teammates will not be able to compete for the championship.
Inter Miami was founded by former player David Beckham and some investors in 2018. Inter Miami's best performance in the MLS is sixth in the Eastern table last season.
Alba won six La Liga and one Champions League with Barca. The 34-year-old left-back was also a member of Spain's Euro 2012 winning squad. Playing in defence, but Alba created 23 goals for Messi. He is one of the six players with the most assists for the Argentine striker.
According to the Spanish press, after leaving Barca, Alba received an offer with a salary of tens of millions of dollars a year from Saudi Arabian clubs. Messi also turned down a contract worth up to a billion dollars over two years of Al Hilal club.
