Forward Luis Suárez will return to MLS Cup champion Inter Miami in 2026 after agreeing to a new one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Striker Luis Suárez will return to MLS Cup champion Inter Miami next season after agreeing to a new one-year contract, the team announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Suárez's contract expired after the conclusion of the MLS Cup playoffs, which Inter Miami won for the first time in franchise history with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Dec. 6.
"Luis deserves to be able to make that decision to be able to leave through the front door and be celebrated like he should be by the club. And if he decides to stay at the club for another year, it would be great," Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said before the MLS Cup final.
"I would like to see Suárez stay ... but the decision is up to him."
Suárez, 38, finished with 17 goals and 17 assists over all of Inter Miami's matches in the 2025 season. However, he played sparingly in the team's final playoff games and did not get on the field in the MLS Cup final.
Suárez made $1.5 million in salary last season, which was tied for the fourth-highest on the team.
Inter Miami teammate and 2025 MLS MVP Lionel Messi is the league's highest-paid player at $12 million.
The club did not reveal how much Suárez will be paid in what's expected to be his final season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Inter Miami keeps Luis Suárez after MLS Cup triumph
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