The 2024 MLS season is almost approaching, and Lionel Messi will be playing with the son of a legendary player at Inter Miami.

The Argentine star’s first full season with Inter Miami will begin in 2024, so Messi and his teammates are hard at work getting ready for that.

As the MLS season was getting underway last summer, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner signed on with the new soccer team.

Despite leading Miami to victory in the inaugural League Cup and having a spectacular start to life across the Atlantic, Messi, 36, was unable to keep his team from missing the MLS post-season playoffs.

Now that David Beckham’s squad has recruited another well-known player to Messi’s supporting cast, Messi’s best buddy and former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez joined the team last month to help Miami win the MLS title.

Federico Redondo has been officially signed by Inter Miami from Argentinos Juniors, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.

Miami officially agreed to pay a package of €8 million (£6.8 million) for the 21-year-old defensive midfield player, which includes a 15% sell-on clause, following a verbal agreement with the Argentine club last week.

As a result of the transfer, Messi will now play alongside Real Madrid’s legendary player, Fernando Redondo’s son.

At the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Redondo, now 54, played for six seasons (1994–2000), totaling 228 games.

The defensive midfielder was a key member of Real Madrid’s two La Liga wins and two Champions League crowns amid a difficult run for Barcelona.

Following a major knee injury that occurred soon after coming to the San Siro, the Argentina star made a contentious move to AC Milan in 2000 and only made 33 appearances over the course of four years. In 2004, he retired.

Like his father, Federico returned to Argentina when he was young to play the same position on the pitch with the Argentinos Juniors’ junior setup.