Inter Miami complete signing of defender Christopher McVey

Inter Miami have announced the signing of defender Christopher McVey from Swedish pinnacle-flight side IF Elfsborg.

The 24-12 months-vintage - who can play each proper-lower back and middle-lower back - has signed with the Herons thru 2024 with a membership alternative for an extra yr. Because he holds an American passport, McVey won't absorb an international spot on Inter Miami's roster.

“Christopher is a promising addition at a function of want for us and we’re excited to have him be a part of Inter Miami," the club's chief football officer and wellknown manager Chris Henderson said in a press launch.

"He’s a flexible defender with correct size who can fill in at a number of positions correctly. He also holds a U.S. Passport, so he won’t occupy an international roster slot, to be able to allow us to have flexibility as we maintain to build a aggressive roster for the 2022 MLS season."

McVey has spent his entire profession thus far in Sweden, playing for Dalkurd FF in addition to Elfsborg, making fifty eight senior appearances in general, inclusive of 5 on this season's UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.

He's uncapped for Sweden at senior stage, but did play and score once for the Under-18 side against Austria lower back in 2014.

McVey will provide a robust and flexible presence in Phil Neville's protection. A a lot-wanted one, too, after Inter Miami currently allowed middle-backs Leandro Gonzalez Pirez and Christian Makoun to go away for River Plate and Charlotte FC respectively. Ryan Shawcross additionally announced his retirement from gambling.

Lewis Morgan, Rodolfo Pizarro, Julian Carranza, and Kelvin Leerdam have additionally been the various excessive-profile departures from DRV PNK Stadium this offseason as Neville completely overhauls his roster ahead of the 2022 MLS season.