Center forward Luis Suárez has reached an agreement with Inter Miami to play in MLS. The information was published by Ovácion, from El País, from Uruguay.
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As a result, the agreement will be for one season, with the possibility of extension for another year. Suárez was in Miami in the last few days to finalize the negotiations and define the future once and for all.
Therefore, according to information in the publication, Suárez will receive four times less than his salary at his former club, the Brazilian team Grêmio, from which he received around R$2 million contributed by sponsors.
The Uruguayan will not occupy the position of Designated Player, the player who can earn above the salary cap.
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It is worth remembering that at Inter Miami, Suárez will meet Messi, his friend since his time at Barcelona, as well as Busquets and Jordi Alba, also former teammates.
Even before leaving Grêmio, coach Renato Gaúcho had already said that the center forward had advanced negotiations to play in the MLS.
Furthermore, this year’s Copa América will take place in the United States, which also helped with the decision. Suárez intends to be called up by Uruguay. In the last FIFA Data, number 9 was called up again by the Uruguayan national team after almost a year.
Suárez left Grêmio with 29 goals and 17 assists in 54 games, the most for clubs in a career season. Before Tricolor, the Uruguayan played for Nacional, Groningen-HOL, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid.