Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano said on Thursday it was "impossible" to even consider bringing Neymar to the club.

Mascherano takes over a team that posted the best regular-season record in MLS history last season under coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who stepped down citing personal reasons. Martino said he made that decision before Inter Miami fell in the first round of the playoffs to Atlanta United, losing in a best-of-three series.

If Neymar arrives in MLS, Inter Miami seemed like the logical choice due to his connections, but it appears other clubs are trying to land him

As Inter Miami prepare for the challenges of the 2025 MLS season and the Club World Cup, the club continues to bolster its squad. They confirmed the signing of another Argentine player who will join Lionel Messi on the field.

Inside Inter Miami looks at the start of training camp for the 2025 season under first-year coach Javier Mascherano as well as how Lionel Messi and others look so far.

Brazil international Neymar is reportedly working on a deal to rejoin Santos, returning to his boyhood club more than a decade after his multimillion-dollar transfer to Barcelona. Though a deal is not final yet,

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano expects to bring in several new faces to support ... Football is full of surprises," But MLS's salary and squad rules mean that Miami is not currently in the position to add Neymar on a 'Designated Player' contract ...

Mascherano gets a win in his first preseason match, but it is clear there's work to be done with this Inter Miami squad

In reality, the deal seems doomed from the beginning, but in this instance, one less global superstar making his way to North America is good news. Neymar, for all his fame and popularity, would be a failed signing for the league.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami kick off their 2025 preseason against the reigning Liga MX champions, Club América.

Javier Mascherano has played down a potential reunion ... who stepped down from the role citing personal reasons. Miami topped the MLS regular season standings and won the Supporters' Shield ...

(AP) — Javier Mascherano's first game as Inter Miami's ... with Messi — the reigning MLS MVP — and most of the rest of the team on the field to continue working out in advance of Saturday's ...