Germán Berterame is the new forward that Inter Miami acquired at the beginning of the year.The American team made the definitive transfer of the Argentine striker, a nationalized Mexican, who ends a period of achievements with Monterrey and takes a step towards a new challenge in the MLS.
Inter Miami is betting on the forward as a “Designated Player” and assured his presence in the club until the 2028-29 season, with the possibility of extension until 2029-30.The MLS club highlights the player’s international career and his ability to provide dynamism and effectiveness to the attack, at a time when the institution seeks to strengthen itself after winning the MLS Cup title.
Berterame will occupy one of the three places for “Franchise Players”, a figure that MLS entities have to sign footballers whose total compensation and transfer fee exceeds the existing budget limit.Although the total amount of the transaction was not officially reported, the New York Times reported days ago that Inter Miami would pay a total of 15 million dollars for the Argentine’s transfer.The other two spaces for “Franchise Player” are currently occupied by Rodrigo DePaul and Messi, the aforementioned media explained.
The team led by Lionel Messi and with Javier Mascherano as coach made some notable movements in this transfer market with the hiring of the Spanish full-back Sergio Reguilón or the purchases of the transfers of the Argentines Tadeo Allende and Rocco Ríos Novo.In addition, he added Argentine defender Facundo Mura, the talented David Ayalay, and goalkeepers Luis Barraza and Dayne St. Clair.
With De Paul and Luis Suárez as ideal teammates for captain Messi, the Garzas will have a luxury attack with the arrival of Berterame.
The Monterrey club confirmed the transfer and recognized the mark that Berterame left on the institution.The attacker joined the Rayados in the 2022 Apertura Tournament and quickly established himself as one of the key pieces on the offensive front.His time left impressive figures: 68 goals in 153 official matches with the Albiazul shirt, distributed in different national and international competitions.
His performance placed him as the eighth top scorer in the history of the Rayados.In addition, Berterame was an important part in the Liga BBVA MX, the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Leagues Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.Elclub highlighted that, thanks to his performance, the forward was called up by the Mexican team for preparation matches for the 2026 World Cup.
Prior to arriving in Mexico, Berterame made his professional debut at San Lorenzo de Almagro and had a season on loan with Patronato in Argentina, where he gained experience in soccer in his native country.His jump to Atlético de San Luis in the Liga MX was decisive for his career: he scored 31 goals in 93 games and gained prominence as one of the most effective attackers in the championship, even obtaining the title of top scorer in the 2022 Apertura Tournament.
The jump to the national team came after completing his Mexican citizenship in 2024.Since then, he added eight games and two goals with El Tri, thus establishing himself as a recurring option for future calls.The Monterrey team expressed its gratitude to Germán Berterame with a farewell message: “Thank you, Berte, and much success in life and on the court!”
After losing their preseason debut 3-0 against Alianza Lima, Inter Miami will have three more friendlies ahead of them before the official start of the season.This Saturday the Masche team will face Atlético Nacional of Colombia (7pm in Argentina) in their second friendly and the following Saturday they will visit Barcelona de Guayaquil in Ecuador, to finish the preparation against Independiente del Valle of Ecuador on Friday, February 13.The MLS season will begin with the clash against Los Angeles FC on February 21.
