ESPN News Services November 3, 2023, 2:20 PM ET3 Minute Read
Suarez move to Inter Miami looks “more real than ever”.
Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss Luis Suarez’s rumored move to Inter Miami to team up with former Barca teammate Lionel Messi.
Inter Miami CF have agreed a deal with Gremio’s Luis Suárez, sources have confirmed to ESPN in Uruguay.
As his current coach at Gremio, Renato Gaucho, confirmed last month, the 36-year-old Suárez will leave the Porto Alegre-based club at the end of the Brazilian Serie A season in December, despite only being halfway through his two-year contract in December 2022.
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The one-year contract with the option of a second-year extension has been agreed to with Miami and all that remains is to sign the contract, sources told ESPN.
Suárez – Uruguay’s all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 137 games for La Celeste – is currently Gremio’s top scorer this season with 10 goals and 10 assists in 31 league games.
The two-time Serie A champions, who were relegated in 2021 only to bounce back a year later, are currently third in the table with seven games to go, three points behind leaders Palmeiras.
Rumors of Suárez’s possible move to South Florida began to circulate over the summer, as Suárez admitted that the demanding demands of the Brazilian league were taking a toll on his body, particularly his knees.
He underwent meniscus surgery on his left knee with Liverpool in 2014 and a similar operation on his right knee as a Barcelona player in 2020.
Along with Lionel Messi, Miami signed former Barcelona stars Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in the middle of the season.
Suárez played with this trio at Camp Nou for six seasons from 2014 to 2020, winning four Spanish La Liga titles and the 2015 UEFA Champions League.
Last month, Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino confirmed his club’s continued interest in signing the veteran striker.
“When the moment comes to make Suárez’s situation official regarding Inter Miami, we will be ready to move in the appropriate direction,” he said.