It's now official:
Marcelo Weigandt
signed his contract with
Inter Miami and will be
Lionel Messi
's teammate
at the Florida club. Las Garzas welcomed him from their social networks and the former Boca player already wears the colors of the club led by David Beckham.
After arduous negotiations where
Weigandt had to extend his relationship with Boca in order to leave
, the player was loaned by the Argentine club until the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) season with the option to extend the loan until the 2025 season. In addition, If a sale is generated, the Miami team would receive a percentage.
At 24 years old, Chelo arrives in Miami with 72 games in Boca under his belt, three goals and six titles: the First Division Championship 2020 and 2022, the League Cup and a Super Cup of the same year, in addition to the Argentine Cup 2019-2020. In between, in the 20-21 season, the winger was loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. At Lobo, he scored three more times and had 10 assists.
"I am excited and proud to join a club as ambitious as Inter Miami. I am looking forward to meeting my new teammates, wearing the club's colors and giving everything to help the team achieve our goals," were Chelo's first words. officially as an Inter Miami player.
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The Boca player seeks to add minutes to Messi's team.
"We are happy to bring in defender Marcelo Weigandt on loan from Boca Jrs. He is a skilled young defender who is fit and ready to contribute. Marcelo comes with experience in both national and international competitions. We believe this addition helps strengthen our team to compete for titles,” said Inter Miami through its sporting director and sporting director Chris Henderson.