23 league and cup matches, seven goals. This is the record of Inter Miami's top scorer so far, Josef Martinez. The team has had a rough start to the season where they have only 18 points in 22 games and are last in all of MLS. And the lack of scorers is obvious.

– There were ups and downs. I think I started well. Then the coach had to leave because we went through a bit of a difficult period. Then things went pretty well for us defensively. We held up pretty well in defense, but we didn't score any goals going forward, Swedish star Christopher McVey told SVT Sport.

Backen McVey, born in Borås where he broke through with Elfsborg, has been playing in Miami for a year and a half now. But it has been a difficult time, which could now become much more pleasant. Because during the summer the giant club invested heavily, whose main signing is someone that everyone in the football world has their eye on. Lionel Messi.

– It's absolutely incredible. Playing with such a player is probably every footballer's dream. You grew up watching him. He's the best player in the world in my opinion, McVey told SVT Sport.

Five goals in three matches

It won't be long before Messi becomes the team's top scorer. In three cup matches, he scored five goals and one assist in 194 minutes of play, and Miami won every match. And he's a player who not only puts the ball in the net, but also makes other players on the team better.

– You can see in matches and in training how good he is. He elevates his teammates around him. It gives confidence to the players on the team, McVey said.

A big difference for McVey since Messi's arrival, and one that he will have to get used to, is the number of journalists on site with whom he has to congregate.

– I still thought that before, there could be a lot of people when there were 10 to 15 people. But now, in the first training with Messi, it was around 200. So there is a big difference.