David Beckham wanted one of the greatest ever Premier League midfielders to join Inter Miami.
Lionel Messi was the first world class player to join Inter Miami, but prior to that in 2020, legendary Manchester City midfielder David Silva turned down a move to the Herons.where both himself and the club enjoyed enormous success.
When it looked like he might leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the 2019–20 season, David Beckham and “With all this talk about Miami now, I was the first ,” Silva said in the“I told him I couldn’t give him an answer at the time. But then then later I told him no, because I still wanted to compete in Europe. But yes, I think I was the first foreign player .”Silva also revealed he turned down offers from Japan, Qatar and Dubai in favor of returning to Spain with Real Sociedad. Silva played the final three seasons of his career with La Real, securing the Copa Del Rey in 2021, which remains the last trophy the Basque club has lifted. Instead, Gonzalo Higuaín soon became the most prominent player, at that stage, to wear Miami’s pink shirt, but the former Real Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea striker failed to leave a lasting mark., boyhood club Valencia was forced to sell the homegrown gem. There were plenty of suitors lined up, but Silva believes he found the perfect home at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. “Who wouldn’t like to play for Barcelona or Real Madrid?” Silva said. “But the best decision of my career was joining City. “I spent 10 spectacular years there. People treated me incredibly, we won 14 titles, the club was going . And then, England has something different, I don’t know what it is but England has something different.powerhouse. He went on to win four Premier Leagues, five League Cups, two FA Cups and three Community Shields during his transformative decade in sky blue. In total, Silva donned City’s shirt 436 times, scoring 77 goals and collecting 136 assists. He’s one of theRoberto Casillas is a Sports Illustrated FC freelance writer covering Liga MX, the Mexican National Team & Latin American players in Europe. He is a die hard Cruz Azul and Chelsea fan.
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