Jordi Alba trains for the first time with Inter Miami as he prepares to reunite with Lionel Messi

Barcelona legend Jordi Alba first practiced with Inter Miami after finally joining the team following the birth of his third child.

Alba was officially announced shortly before Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut in the Leagues Cup against Cruz Azul.

His transfer-free arrival comes after his contract with Barcelona was mutually terminated in May.

Following Messi’s announcement that he would be joining Miami, the franchise was linked with the additions of several ex-La Liga players along with Alba, including Luis Suarez and Sergio Ramos.

Suarez is now on the verge of leaving Gremio after joining in January, although it is unknown if he will actually join his former Barcelona teammates in Miami.

The Spaniard was officially announced shortly before Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut

Alba was pictured talking to Miami head coach Tata Martino (right) during the training session

Ramos has also seen an increase in ties between himself and LAFC and could rekindle his rivalry with Messi from his Real Madrid days rather than join forces with him as they did at Paris Saint-Germain.

On Saturday, the 2014-2015 Champions League winner shared a photo of himself in a private jet, holding his large dog on Instagram as he prepared to take off from Barcelona.

‘Here we go!’ he wrote as a caption to the post.

Alba’s family also wished him a safe journey, with the player sharing a photo of himself saying goodbye to his three children, Piero, Bruna and newborn Paolo on Instagram.

“Have a safe trip, Dad,” reads the post’s caption. “Soon we will all be together. We love you! Go for it!!’

Alba’s wife, Romarey Ventura, who is also an internet personality in Spain, gave birth to the couple’s youngest child, Paolo, about 10 days ago.

It was widely speculated at the time that that was the reason the player’s move was delayed until now.

Alba made 93 international appearances for Spain and was part of the side that won Euro 2012, despite his absence from the 2010 national team winning squad under then manager Vincente Del Bosque.

The player also has an option to extend his contract with Inter Miami until 2025.

Alba’s arrival may have once again left the rest of Miami’s dressing room in a daze in the same way that Robert Taylor recently revealed the arrival of Messi and Busquet.

“Everyone was a little starstruck,” Taylor saidwhile I spoke with the Miami Heardfrom being around Messi and Busquets when they first joined the team in June.

Alba’s contract with Barcelona was terminated in May after 11 years at the club (seen in June)

Alba also parted ways with his wife and three children, the youngest of whom was born 10 days ago

Alba will join fellow ex-Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets

“Of course, the first time I saw Messi in the dressing room I thought, ‘Whoa, this is crazy’, but I was never intimidated by him, or by Busquets, because they are such nice guys, always smiling.”

“If anything, it makes me so excited to come to practice every morning knowing that I can train with these players and be around them and that they can make me a better player.”

Most players agree that it’s just exciting. Everyone wants to play with the best players in the world. And we are privileged enough to be able to do that.’

Alba will get his first chance to take the field with his new teammates on Wednesday, August 2, when they play Orlando City FC in the Leagues Cup.