""I was a free agent. I was listening. I was willing and listening to any and all options to kind of hear what people had said," St. Clair told ESPN. "It was the first time in my career where I kind of had a say in it because I got drafted to Minnesota and then signed an extension during the year. "And when Miami became available, I listened to kind of the project and obviously knew the ambition from the outside, but hearing the plans that they had had and how they saw me fitting into the group, was something that I felt like was the right moment for me at this point in time in my career. "The ambition to win trophies. And I kind of knew that going into it, obviously hearing it directly and then the thing was trying to improve the defensive unit and they felt like I was a big part of that.""
""[Marsch] was like, 'you tell me what you're thinking, make the best decision for you and we'll support you either way,'" St. Clair said. "And then he said, yeah, of course going to Miami in terms of being in a more global market, of course a lot more pressure in games, playing in"
Dayne St. Clair signed with Inter Miami as a free agent after seven seasons with Minnesota United, despite receiving a contract extension offer. He cited Inter Miami's global ambitions and the opportunity to play and train alongside a star-studded roster led by Lionel Messi as primary motivations. The club communicated plans to strengthen the defensive unit and identified St. Clair as a key part of that effort. He consulted Canada coach Jesse Marsch, who encouraged him to make the best decision and noted that Miami's larger market and higher-pressure games could help his bid to become Canada's starting goalkeeper for the 2026 World Cup.
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