How many goals will Luis Suarez get alongside Lionel Messi in MLS? Sergio Busquets backing Inter Miami’s latest superstar to continue scoring ‘streak’

The veteran Uruguayan frontman has been reunited with a number of familiar faces in Florida after leaving Brazilian side Gremio as a free agent. In 2024, Suarez will be playing alongside former Barcelona team-mates Busquets, Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi.

Having hit 29 goals in the 2023 campaign, at 36 years of age, the expectation is that Suarez will fill his boots in America. He has shown no sign of slowing down, despite nursing a long-standing knee problem, and is being tipped to help push Inter Miami into contention for more major honours.

Busquets has said of welcoming another proven performer to DRV PNK Stadium: “We're very excited. He's very excited. We know what to expect from him. He has scored goals his entire career. He just won the best player of the Brazilian League, which is very challenging and tough league. He scored many goals, many assists and hopefully he's coming here to continue with that streak.”

Suarez is having to adjust to life in new surroundings and Busquets has warned that MLS is no walk in the park – with the World Cup winner finding that out himself after following Messi to Miami. The former Spain international added: “It's much better than what people may think. We want to be a team that controls the game and is very tactically prepared that pressures up top and plays on the opponents half, but generally in the league maybe there's a lot of back and forth, especially toward the end of the match. So that's my analysis in comparison. Maybe in Spain there's a little bit more tactical control, but I think the level is similar. I'm not going to say it's the same, but I think it's similar.”

Suarez is set to be given his big unveiling as an Inter Miami player on Saturday, with Tata Martino’s side readying themselves for the start of a busy pre-season programme that will include meetings with the likes of El Salvador, Vissel Kobe, Newell’s Old Boys and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr at the Riyadh Cup.