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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Ryan Baldi

The Messi effect: Luis Suárez is Inter Miami’s latest landmark signing

Luis Suárez will link up with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba at Inter Miami.
Luis Suárez will link up with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba at Inter Miami. Photograph: Inter Miami

Inter Miami have added another superstar to the fold. The announcement of Inter Miami’s latest signing means Lionel Messi will link up with yet another former Barcelona teammate at DRV PNK Stadium next season. Joining fellow former Camp Nou heroes Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, Luis Suárez has agreed a one-year deal with the MLS side, with the option of a further year.

But by the time Messi and Suárez take to the field for Inter Miami, it will have been almost four years since they last played together. Suárez, who turns 37 in January, has played for three clubs in that time, in three countries. As he has battled the inevitable effects of ageing, how different a player is the version of Suárez set for a Miami reunion with Messi?

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