Beckham dumps goalkeeper who criticized Messi's arrival to Inter Miami

Aug 8: Nick Marsman, the goalkeeper who said Inter Miami was not ready to receive a player like Lionel Messi, is no longer with the MLS club owned by David Beckham.

The club exercised its right to buy out the Dutch goalkeeper's contract, who is now a free agent at 32 years of age. League rules only allow teams to rip up one single player's deal, so his scathing comments did not sit well with the franchise.

"I personally think that this club is not ready for Messi's arrival," Marsman told ESPN in June. "We have a temporary stadium, people can just walk on the pitch, there are no gates. "We also leave for the stadium without security. I think they aren't ready."

Messi, meanwhile, continues to shine for the club, leading them to the Leagues Cup quarter-finals with three consecutive braces. He has scored seven goals in four appearances for the MLS club.

"Inter Miami CF announced today that it has exercised its Salary Budget Charge buyout on goalkeeper Nick Marsman's Major League Soccer (MLS) contract," reads a team statement.