While Inter Miami currently do not have a Designated Player (DP) slot available and would not have enough Targeted Allocation Money to accommodate the Brazilian, they are still exploring potential solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n If everything goes to plan, Casemiro could play a starring role for the club and fill a midfield void Sergio Busquets left when he retired after winning the MLS<\/a> Cup in 2025. To fit him in, Miami would likely need to sell one of the other three DPs<\/a>, which include Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Germ\u00e1n Berterame, the latter of whom joined the club on a $15 million transfer ahead of the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n But, how could Miami look if Casemiro were to sign this summer? To consider that possibility, one of the DPs has to exit the fold. For this sake, we\u2019ll say the Herons sell Berterame at a loss, given he has struggled to live up to the expectations since joining the club.<\/p>\n With the Mexico striker out of the picture, here\u2019s how Miami could line up with the addition of Casemiro.<\/p>\n Sticking With the 4-3-3 Inter Miami\u2019s 4-3-3 option with Casemiro. | FotMob<\/p>\n Since Guillermo Hoyos relieved Javier Mascherano as Miami\u2019s manager, at least on an interim basis, he has bounced between a three-man and four-man backline. Yet, the best moments for Miami have come with the four-man system, dating back to last year\u2019s run to MLS Cup victory.<\/p>\n Given Casemiro\u2019s versatility in the center of the park, combined with his fitness, reliability and overall resurgence, the best spot for him might be at the core of Miami\u2019s setup, the exact role Busquets played last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n In this system, current defensive midfielders De Paul and Yannick Bright would shift to the right and left sides in front of the fullbacks. That would leave the potential of Mateo Silvetti and Messi as wingers, centered by Luis Su\u00e1rez up top, with the Uruguayan enjoying a recent late-career spell as a playmaker and goalscorer this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Shifting to 3-4-3 Inter Miami could shift to a 3-4-3 to get the best of a Casemiro, De Paul midfield. | FotMob<\/p>\n If Hoyos, or whichever new manager, wanted to shift to a 3-4-3, it would likely mean dropping Bright from the starting lineup, while introducing versatile wingbacks to the system. Casemiro would then partner with De Paul in central midfield, as outlined above.\u00a0<\/p>\n While this system would still rely on the same front three, it could allow former Premier League and La Liga defender Sergio Reguil\u00f3n to get further up the field, as Jordi Alba used to do, while bringing Tadeo Allende back into the fold as a starter, despite his production struggles in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n Either way, bringing in Casemiro is a complicated task for Miami, and the potential of splitting with Berterame at a significant loss may not sit right, especially when it would leave an aging Su\u00e1rez as the primary striker option for 2026 and beyond. <\/p>\n![\"Inter](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/si\/01kqnk9160fxme2pkvfj.png\" "\\"Inter")
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