Inter Miami continues with a firm step its clear intention to fulfill the objective of having a competitive team for the next season in the MLS. Coach Tata Martino, who already knows him after both of them coincided in Atlanta United already has a new reinforcement in the core line, the American international Julian Gressel. A piece that adds to the quality in Sergio Busquets with the important role of serving great balls to Leo Messi and Luis Suárez. The footballer has signed a contract until 2026 with the option of one more year.
Illusion after the agreement
“Julián is an established player with a successful track record in the league who has proven his value at every stage in his MLS career,” said CSO and sporting director Chris Henderson. “We are pleased to add to our squad their versatility and quality of service that will strengthen Inter Miami as we look to build on what was achieved last season in 2024,” he said. “I am delighted to join an organization as ambitious as Inter Miami for this new chapter of my career. I am ready to work and take advantage of my experience in this league to help my new teammates and this great Club achieve their dream of winning more titles,” Gressel said.
MLS experience
The German footballer has extensive experience in the MLS. He arrived in 2017 after being chosen by Atlanta United with the eighth selection in that year’s SuperDraft. He played three seasons, making a total of 107 appearances in the MLS, scoring 17 goals and distributing 37 assists, and helping the team win titles of the MLS Cup in 2018, and the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and the Campeones Cup in 2019, while he was also named the MLS Young Player of the Year in 2017 after an outstanding first season. DC United and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He played 56 games and recorded four goals and 16 assists in his two and a half seasons with the DC team from 2020 to 2022, before leaving for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Gressel then helped the team win back-to-back Canadian Soccer Championship titles in 2022 and 2023, and made 31 MLS appearances in a season and a half, scoring five goals and contributing seven assists.