Inter Miami face elimination from the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals in Wednesday's second leg, which offers a chance to reverse course after losing the first leg to LAFC last week. The good news for Inter Miami is that the margin of defeat in Los Angeles was a narrow one – LAFC notched a 1-0 win last week thanks to a goal from Nathan Ordaz in the 57th minute.

LAFC made the Champions Cup finals in 2020 and 2023 and beat the Columbus Crew 4–2 on aggregate in the Round of 16 last month. Denis Bouanga, the MLS Golden Boot winner in 2023 and co-runner-up with Messi and Luis Suarez last season, scored three of L.A.’s four goals against the Crew.

After a disappointing loss in Concacaf Champions Cup action midweek against LAFC, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami CF will look to bounce back to winning form when they take on Canada's Toronto FC on Sunday.

A move to join Messi, Jordi Alaba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez at Inter Miami no longer looks farfetched for De Bruyne. In fact, the club holds De Bruyne’s MLS discovery rights, which gives Inter Miami the first right to negotiate with the midfielder, per The Athletic.

Inter Miami CF hold the discovery rights for Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne, sources have told ESPN, setting up a scenario in which the Belgian playmaker could join Lionel Messi in south Florida.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne could become teammates with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami this summer in a move that would send shockwaves around MLS. The South Florida side holds De Bruyne’s MLS discovery rights,