Inter Miami CF introduced at present that it has signed three gamers – ahead Leo Afonso and midfielders Pep Casas and Ricardo Montenegro – on short-term agreements from the Club’s MLS NEXT Pro group Inter Miami CF II. Afonso, Casas and Montenegro can be out there for tomorrow’s MLS match in opposition to the New York Red Bulls at 2 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena.
This would be the first time the three gamers have been signed on short-term agreements by the Club’s First Team.
Afonso, 22, is a former Inter Miami CF Academy product who joined the MLS NEXT Pro ranks after returning back to the Club following his collegiate profession on the University of Virginia. Afonso was the thirty second second spherical general choose within the MLS SuperDraft 2024.
Casas, 23, was additionally drafted by Inter Miami within the MLS SuperDraft 2024. The Spanish midfielder beforehand featured for the University of North Carolina Wilmington earlier than being chosen within the third spherical of the draft by Inter Miami.
Montenegro, 19, is an Inter Miami Academy standout, who signed an expert MLS NEXT Pro contract forward of the 2024 season following a powerful season with the group in 2023 on an newbie contract.
Per MLS guidelines, the short-term agreements permit golf equipment to signal gamers on mortgage from their MLS NEXT Pro affiliate for MLS, U.S. Open Cup, Concacaf Champions League, Canadian Championship and exhibition matches.