Inter Miami appoint Lionel Messi’s former boss Gerardo Martino as head coach

Martino coached Messi with Barcelona and Argentina

Gerardo Martino is set to reunite with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami (Mike Egerton/PA)

Former Barcelona and Argentina manager Gerardo Martino has been appointed as the new head coach of Inter Miami.

The 60-year-old Argentinian arrives at the Major League Soccer outfit co-owned by David Beckham after they sacked the latter’s ex-Manchester United team-mate Phil Neville earlier this month.