Overview
- Inter Miami announced the free-agent signing of Casemiro on Wednesday, July 22, on a contract through the 2027 MLS season with an option to extend to June 2029, subject to the player obtaining a P-1 visa.
- Major League Soccer has opened a formal investigation into whether the transfer violated the league’s anti-tampering and discovery rules.
- Los Angeles Galaxy say they held a 'right of discovery' on Casemiro and the two clubs have agreed that Inter Miami will compensate the Galaxy, with the precise terms to be published after the league’s inquiry concludes.
- The transaction is under heightened scrutiny because the discovery system gives clubs priority claims that limit direct approaches and because Inter Miami has faced past compliance questions over other signings.
- If MLS finds a rules breach the league can impose fines, require public disclosure of compensation, or levy other sanctions, and the probe will determine when Casemiro can be cleared to play for Miami.