The MLS summer transfer window has been and gone, with Inter Miami making just the one signing in River Plate defender David Martinez.
Whilst the Herons were linked with the likes of Raphael Varane, James Rodriguez and Cesar Montes, it would prove to be a summer of sensible deals for the Florida side, with Diego Gomez agreeing to join Brighton & Hove Albion for a club-record fee.
Although free-agents can be signed, Inter Miami’s business for the remainder of the summer looks to be a quiet one, with the focus now shifting from transfers and Leagues Cup and back onto MLS and the post-season.
Yet Inter Miami are seemingly still in talks for one player.
Santamarina president confirms Inter Miami talks with Vicente Barberini
Speaking to TV Azteca, Santamarina president Pedro Cappelluti has confirmed that Inter Miami are in discussions to sign 21-year-old striker Vicente Barberini.
Playing in Argentina’s third division, Inter Miami’s interest in the attacker has come as a surprise, to say the least, with the Herons really delving into the weeds in South America to find top prospects to bring to Florida.
And it appears that Barberini could be the next prospect to make the move from Argentina to Inter Miami, with the Herons already finding success in Tomas Aviles and Federico Redondo in the last 12 months.
Cappelluti said on Barberini joining Inter Miami: “It would be a great thing for the club. Everything is being done and it would be a very good thing for the institution. It would also be a great step forward for Vicente’s exciting career. There is a good predisposition as long as it is done at the end of the season.”
Inter Miami raiding South America is a positive development
Inter Miami are very much viewed as the superstar franchise of MLS after last year’s signing of Lionel Messi, yet after the success of Gomez both on the pitch and in the market, raiding South America for unknown talents is a positive development for the Herons.
The practice is one that many teams in MLS have been doing for some time, with South American youngsters now moving to America before making the step to Europe if they can make the grade in the United States.
And Inter Miami’s move for Barberini could do just that, with the obscurity of the transfer suggesting that the Herons have seen something that most scouts have failed to pick up on.