Suarez joins Inter Miami, and Barcelona helps North American "Friends" start its second season
Suarez has officially joined Inter Miami to reunite with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Alba in North America. There was rumors of old friends in Miami opening their arms to him this summer, but Suarez chose to fulfill his obligations to Gremio and go to Florida to hug his old friends after the season. The addition of Suarez has allowed Inter Miami to complete the construction of the central axis of the Barcelona superstar. Coupled with Argentine coach Martino, who has coached Barcelona, Messi and his old friends will be in the new season to launch a strong attack on the championship trophy.
Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Alba joined Inter Miami this summer, and Barcelona's version of "Friends" played its first season. In the North American League Cup, Messi led the team to win the championship with 10 goals and 1 assist in 7 games, and won the right to participate in the 2024 Central and American Champions Cup. However, due to a muscle injury in a high-density event, the team missed the US Open Cup final, resulting in the team missing out on the second trophy. With six of the final eight rounds of the regular season in the NCA, Inter Miami failed to pull off a miracle from bottom of the Eastern Conference to the playoffs. The focus of Miami's international recruitment in the new season is to sign efficient goalscorers to share the pressure of Messi, and Suarez is the most perfect choice.
After joining Brazilian giants Gremio at the beginning of the year, the 36-year-old Suarez is back at the top like Messi. In the first half of the year, 7 goals and 3 assists in 12 games in the South Grand River State League, and scored the winning goal in the second leg of the final to lead the team to achieve 6 consecutive state league championships. In the Brazilian league, Suarez has 17 goals and 11 assists in 33 games, with a total of 28 goals involved. Helping Gremio, who was promoted to a runner-up position, could have created the "Kaiserslautern miracle" in the Brazilian Liga if it had not been for the five games missed due to injury and suspension.
After declining an offer from Miami in the summer, Suarez became Gremio captain. In the second half of the second half of the first 19 rounds, 13 goals and 7 assists, with an average of more than 1 goal per game. Gremio are just two points clear of champions Palmeiras, and his absence from the first leg led to a 4-1 defeat, before the winner in the second leg at home gave Gremio hope of winning the title.
After the end of the Brazilian Liga season, Suarez, who led the team to almost create a miracle, won the Brazilian Liga Golden Ball Award without controversy with the super statistics of the season's silver boot and assist king. Although it failed to leave Gremio fans with the coveted Brazilian title, the Ballon d'Or was enough to be the best farewell gift. He has one year left on his contract with Gremio, but who can turn down an offer from his old friend Lionel Messi? As early as November, news broke in ESPN Brazil that Suarez had reached a verbal agreement with Inter Miami.
Suarez terminated his contract with Gremio after the end of the Brazilian Liga and signed a two-year contract with Inter Miami. Rumoured to be plagued by a knee injury, he considered retiring immediately, but still hopes to be with his old friend Lionel Messi again and share the final days of his career.
After his official debut at Inter Miami, Suarez was very excited. Barcelona's version of "Friends" will be in the second season next year, because his addition will be even more exciting. Messi can finally have a family party with Suarez like he did at Barcelona, eating Argentinian barbecue and drinking yerba mate together. Suarez did not lose sight of his responsibilities either: "A new dream begins, I want to help the club win the title. He doesn't deny the importance of his old friends to his move to Inter Miami, but like Messi, he loves a challenge and experiences a different football culture. North American football successfully attracted Messi, and Suarez also had a strong desire to break into the United States.
On January 10 next year, Inter Miami will begin preparations for the new season. Nine days later, Barcelona's old friends will embark on an intensive pre-season journey. Starting in El Salvador in Central America, he travels to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he can meet old rival Cristiano Ronaldo and former Barcelona teammate Malcom. However, it is still unknown whether Neymar, who is recovering from a serious cruciate ligament injury, will be there at that time. However, on February 7 in Japan against J-League champions Vissel Kobe, Andres Iniesta, who played for the team, is confirmed to be reunited with old friends from Barca.
Andres Iniesta currently plays for Emirates FC in the UAE, where the team currently sit bottom of the league. Andres Iniesta is likely to join Miami's Barcelona "Friends" after the end of next summer's season.