Inter Miami, owned and co-owned by David Beckham, are considering a move for Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne to the United States.
Kevin De Bruyne announced earlier this week. That he would be leaving the Etihad Stadium this summer, ending his 10-year spell with the Citizens and leaving the 33-year-old a free agent on June 30.
In reality, it looks like Miami will struggle to bring De Bruyne in without a major financial restructuring or the Belgian taking a significant pay cut.
The club has three players that the league has allowed to break the salary structure to sign: Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
That means De Bruyne will have to sign a short-term deal, สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ which is subject to the league’s current rules. Inter Miami still have $3.1 million remaining in their cap space this season, according to the league.
Messi and Busquets are the highest-paid players in MLS. With the Argentine on $12 million, the Spaniard on $8.5 million and Alba on a base salary of $1.25 million. If De Bruyne were to join, they would likely earn a similar salary.
While De Bruyne earns $26 million a year at City. He is the club’s highest-paid player and one of the highest-paid athletes in Europe.
Due to the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States being contested by Inter Miami and Manchester City, De Bruyne can only join City, but he will have to sign an extension to do so. With his contract expiring on June 30, midway through the tournament.
As he will not be eligible to play for Inter Miami until July 24, 2025, when the second MLS transfer window opens.
However, it was previously reported that San Diego FC, the new club in the United States’ MLS, revealed last month that they had also held talks with De Bruyne.