Neymar to MLS seems to be picking up steam, but could he go somewhere other than Lionel Messi's Inter Miami?
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If Neymar arrives in MLS, Inter Miami seemed like the logical choice due to his connections, but it appears other clubs are trying to land him
Neymar to Major League Soccer could be picking up steam as the Al Hilal forward is in talks with three MLS teams including the Chicago Fire, according to ESPN. The 32-year-old Brazilian hasn't featured much for Al Hilal due to suffering injuries to his knee and hamstring but given his pedigree and name recognition, plenty of teams would be interested in his services if he were to become available.
The most obvious fit would be Inter Miami where Neymar has spoken about wanting to reunite with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, and Suarez has also spoken about how he'd love to also play with Neymar again. The trio set the soccer world alight when they were together at Barcelona about a decade ago, but Inter Miami's manager Javier Mascherano downplayed the possibility during MLS media day.
"We cannot talk about Ney because we have nothing about him," Mascherano said. "Obviously, Ney is a great player, everyone or every coach in the world wants him but at the moment, you know the rules, the MLS rules about the salary cap. So, for us in this moment. it's impossible..."
