Lionel Messi has ‘saved’ MLS with Inter Miami transfer but Geoff Cameron tells opponents to channel Sergio Ramos to stop him
Former USA international Geoff Cameron says Lionel Messi’s transfer to David Beckham’s Inter Miami has ‘saved’ Major League Soccer.
Messi ended nearly a year of speculation about his future by penning a two-a-half-year contact with Inter Miami, in a deal worth around £40million a year.
The Argentina international will be joined at Inter Miami by former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets and was unveiled to a sell-out crowd in Florida yesterday.
The likes of David Beckham, Andrea Pirlo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Villa have all plied their trade in the US before but the capture of the greatest player in the world could be a game changing moment.
Not only will interest surge in MLS worldwide, but it also means the USA is an even more attractive proposition for players at a time where some are signing lucrative contracts in Saudi Arabia.
Upcoming matches are already sold out and for Cameron – who played for Stoke City and QPR in the England — the arrival of Messi will lead to huge improvements in MLS standards.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Cameron said: “The impact he has had so far has been astronomical. The owners, I’m sure, are all happy.
“[With] the Apple deal, I think he saved the league, essentially [because] the subscribers and viewership was a bit down and they really wanted to push and people know what Messi brings.
“This is a guy that’s one of the best players to have ever played and he and Ronaldo are two players that have changed the game in the most unbelievable way. Now Messi’s coming here to the States, what his viewership [brings] and what he’s accomplished just raises the level here in MLS.
“Players will experience what calibre of player he actually is on the field. I also
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