Coming up for the next season, Inter Miami is looking into possible signings after missing the MLS Cup Playoffs in Lionel Messi’s first season. The Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is one of the players they are looking at. Messi knows him.

Suarez has been linked to Inter Miami since Messi joined the team. This has led to hopes that the two former Barcelona teammates will play together again. Suarez made a deal to play for the Brazilian team Gremio, but the 36-year-old has said he wants to leave at the end of the Brazilian season in December, one year before the end of his two-year deal. As a player for Gremio, Suarez played 42 games and scored 18 goals.

Manager Tata Martino of Inter Miami stated at a press conference, “As we analyze the upcoming season and our potential needs, we are considering scenarios both with Luis and without Luis.” This suggests that the team is actively exploring the prospect of Suarez joining their ranks.

If Suarez’s move to Inter Miami becomes official, it would mark Messi’s third reunion with a former Barcelona colleague, following the arrivals of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in Florida earlier this summer. During their time at Barcelona, Suarez and Messi achieved tremendous success, securing four La Liga titles, four Copa del Rey trophies, and a Champions League title.