Reunion with Beckham: Blaise Matuidi signed by Inter Miami

Posted August 13, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) - Midfielder Blaise Matuidi, a 2018 World Cup champion for France, signed with Inter Miami and will be reunited with team co-owner David Beckham.

Matuidi and Beckham were teammates with Paris Saint-Germain in 2013.

'œI couldn't be happier to welcome my friend Blaise to Inter Miami. He is an exciting and gifted player and a great person,'ť Beckham said in a statement Thursday. 'œTo have a World Cup winner of Blaise's quality in our new team is such a proud moment, for us as owners and for our fans."

Matuidi led Italian power Juventus to the 2019-20 Serie A title. He's a four-time Ligue 1 winner and three-time Serie A winner, and was the 2015 French player of the year.

He'll occupy an international roster slot, and Miami hopes to have him by the first week of September.

FILE - In this March 17, 2013, file photo, Paris Saint Germain's David Beckham, second right, celebrates with Blaise Matuidi, center, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, second left, after they scored a goal against Saint-Etienne during their French League One soccer match in Saint-Etienne, central France. Midfielder Blaise Matuidi, a 2018 World Cup champion for France, signed with Inter Miami and will be reunited with team co-owner David Beckham. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File) The Associated Press

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