Is Luis Suarez fit to play for Inter Miami? Striker delivers fitness update as he waits on debut for MLS outfit alongside Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets & Jordi Alba

The veteran frontman has followed former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba to Florida. He had admitted when severing ties with Brazilian outfit Gremio as a free agent that long-standing injury problems may force him to consider retirement.

Suarez is choosing to play on for now and, ahead of a potential pre-season debut for Inter Miami, has said when asked to deliver an update on his fitness: “Right now I feel very good, I don’t need anything other than normal physical therapy that all players get in the pre-season. I was able to train with no discomfort, and that made me happy.”

Suarez is delighted to be back alongside familiar faces at DRV PNK Stadium, with a collection of all-time greats having always planned to end their careers alongside one another. Suarez added: “In 2018-19 we were winning everything together and figuring we would all retire together there [at Barcelona]. But I left first, and the others followed one by one. To be together again says a lot about our friendship. We will try to enjoy and win, as we did in Barcelona, because we all have the same competitive DNA.”

Inter Miami are looking to win four major honours in 2024, having pieced together a star-studded squad, and have a number of intriguing friendly dates to take in before competitive action begins – with Vissel Kobe, Newell’s Old Boys and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr among those set to be faced over the coming weeks.