Lionel Messi is having fun with life in the USA, however he thinks MLS must make one essential rule change so as to develop the league.
Since arriving at Inter Miami in 2023, Messi has modified the panorama of MLS because the league has attracted extra views than ever from across the globe.
Nevertheless, Messi nonetheless thinks that to ensure that the league to develop even additional, they need to think about scrapping the present wage cap guidelines.
Whereas the wage cap does promote a aggressive league, it does restrict the variety of high-quality gamers that be part of the league.
By scrapping the wage cap, Messi thinks that MLS can be in a greater place to compete with different home leagues from all over the world.
“Effectively, for starters, each staff ought to have the chance to herald gamers and signal whoever every staff needs — with out limitations or guidelines for gamers to deliver them in,” Messi stated throughout an interview with NBC.
“I don’t suppose that at present all groups in the USA, all golf equipment, have the ability to do this, and I believe that in the event that they got the liberty, many extra necessary gamers would come and assist the expansion of the USA.
“Right now, the Inter Miami model may be very robust, not solely in the USA but additionally globally.
“I believe the membership made an enormous change and grew in each approach, each athletically and institutionally, and I believe it nonetheless has much more to develop and proceed to enhance in each approach.
“I believe that rising soccer in the USA is feasible.
“I believe there are nonetheless massive modifications to be made in order that groups can proceed to develop, however I believe there’s a essential basis in place the place groups are ready and need that development, and I believe it’s time to do it.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has stated the identical
Messi isn’t the one high-profile participant who’s had the identical ideas relating to MLS.
Ibrahimovic, who performed for LA Galaxy between 2018 and 2019, has additionally urged the league to chill out a few of its guidelines.
Throughout an interview with ESPN final 12 months, he stated: “It’s rising in the best path however I believe it’s rising slowly as a result of once I was right here I bear in mind – it nonetheless is – it has too many guidelines to make it develop quicker. It’s a gradual course of.
“However relating to the sport, high quality, the people, the sport is rising and getting higher and higher. And you’ve got the World Cup additionally in 2026, which might be necessary for the nation and MLS, particularly.
“I believe while you deliver over these massive gamers and so they’re exhibiting their high quality, you perceive extra how the extent is in Europe.
“The extent is way larger in Europe, with all due respect for MLS. However it’s rising.
“You want to construct it from the bottom, it’s not solely concerning the massive stars coming and taking part in. They’re not the long run they’re current.”
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