Jordi Alba, the fresh addition to Inter Miami CF as a left-back, acknowledged on Tuesday that although he had received more financially rewarding propositions, his decision to join Miami wasn't solely driven by money. He expressed his enthusiasm about reuniting with his former Barcelona teammates.

"Despite the offers I had for more money, the priority for me was to feel important," Alba said during his official unveiling ceremony at DRV PNK Stadium. "I think I made the right decision. This is the club that tried the hardest to get me."

Naturally, the 34-year-old, who recently led Spain to victory in the Nations League and is just seven appearances shy of reaching 100 international caps, was understandably thrilled to reunite on the field with his two ex-Barcelona colleagues - Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets. Additionally, he is set to work alongside his former coach at Camp Nou, Martino, which adds to his excitement.

"I am very happy to reunite with Leo and Busi here at Inter Miami. Not just us three as players but there is a group of players here who are also very good who will help us and us them so that we win all the games we play," said Alba, who has only a couple of training sessions under his belt, and so may see limited action -- if any -- in Miami's home Leagues Cup round of 32 game against rivals Orlando City on Wednesday.

"We know Tata [Gerardo Martino], he knows us. I am a very competitive player, and this project is very familiar. That's why I made decision to come here. I've only been here three or four days, but it feels like I've been here all my life."