Although Inter Miami midfielder Yannick Bright inked a three-year extension with the Herons, the club still has two open Designated Player (DP) slots that could pave the way for Neymar to reunite with Lionel Messi.
Inter Miami are building for the future. The Herons already locked down Messi through the 2028 MLS season and now Yannick Bright extended his stay in South Beach as well.
Bright’s contract extension includes an additional option for 2029, keeping the MLS SuperDraft first-round selection in a pink shirt for the foreseeable future. The midfielder is expected to be the natural successor to Sergio Busquets, who is set to retire at the end of this season along with Jordi Alba.
Now that Bright has a new deal in place, the club can continue sketching out its DP plans. The departures of Busquets and Alba free up two of the Herons’ three DP slots ahead of the 2026 MLS season.
Messi already takes up one of the slots and Rodrigo De Paul is expected to take the second. That leaves one DP slot available that could potentially be taken by Neymar.






