Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas says the club will announce Martino’s successor “in the coming days”, with another Argentine, Javier Mascherano, heavily linked.
The former Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder is a former teammate of Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi and striker Luis Suárez.
“I’m not going to talk about names,” Mas added. “We are very close [the] End of the process, we will be announcing a new coach in the next few days.
“On Tuesday we had three final candidates. We made a decision on who we wanted the day before yesterday and we will announce it in the coming days.”
Inter Miami were last in the MLS standings, having lost 13 of their 18 matches, when Martino was named Phil Neville’s successor in July 2023.
They quickly improved their fortunes by sealing the Leagues Cup and expanded that success in 2024, with Inter Miami setting the record for most MLS points in a single season en route to winning the Supporters’ Shield.
However, they subsequently fell short in this season’s post-season play-offs, losing to Atlanta United in the first round.
Mas said that Messi had “given his input” to the process and that he was interested in making the Argentine striker feel “comfortable” with the new appointment, but had not been given veto power.
Messi’s contract expires at the end of the 2025 campaign, but Mas said he “fully expected” the 37-year-old would still be with Inter Miami when the club moves to its new stadium in 2026.
The club has also controversially qualified for next year’s Club World Cup after winning this season’s MLS Supporters Shield for the team with the best regular season record.
