2023-08-08 08:10:51
“I think this club is not ready for Messi’s arrival.”
Just when everyone was really euphoric about the upcoming commitment of superstar Lionel Messi (35), Miami goalkeeper Nick Marsman (32) surprisingly spoke these critical words in mid-June.
Two months later, Inter Miami parted ways with Marsman. The goalkeeper’s contract has been terminated.
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Source: DAZN 08.08.2023
Whether it has to do with the criticism? Hardly likely! Nevertheless, the dismissal of course has an aftertaste. After all, Marsman was the only player who publicly criticized the club for the transfer. “We have a temporary stadium, people can just step onto the field, there are no barriers. We also go to the stadium without security forces. I think they’re not ready,” the ESPN interview also said.
But why the dismissal? Marsman saw no playing time at Inter. The club also needed space in the squad with the signings of Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. In the MLS, the upper salary limit, the salary cap, counts.
Co-owner David Beckham’s club therefore announced four days ago: “Inter Miami CF announced today that the club has made use of the option to buy out the contract of goalkeeper Nick Marsman from Major League Soccer (MLS).”
In MLS, teams can fire a player while still under contract and remove his $587,184 salary from the salary cap calculations, although the player continues to receive it. Miami used this option at Marsman and is now without a club. So a completely normal process in US sports.
Marsman made his last game for the club over a year ago. Since then there has only been a replacement. With Drake Callender, CJ dos Santos and Cole Jensen, Miami has enough goalies in the roster.
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