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Barcelona are set to lose Sergio Busquets on a free transfer next summer. Sport reported on Wednesday morning that the 34-year-old has told the club that he will not renew his contract and that Busquets wants to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. According to the report, Busquets has rejected a one-year contract extension by the Catalans.
Sport further reported that Inter Miami wanted to sign Busquets at the start of the 2022 season, but Busquets opted to sign a contract extension with Barça instead. Busquets has an option to renew his contract by one more season at the end of 2023, but after visiting Florida on Barcelona’s US tour this summer has now decided that he wants to make the move to MLS.
Despite being sanctioned for Salary Cap violations in 2021, Inter Miami have the space to sign the Spanish national team player (137 games) to a Designated Player contract. At the moment, the Beckham-owned club has two DP players listed, Gonzalo Higuaín and Rodolfo Pizarro. Pizarro is currently on loan at Monterrey but counts against the cap as Inter Miami did not receive a fee; his future is up and the air. The same can be said about Higuaín, whose contract expires at the end of this season.
Pizarro, Pellegrini, Carranza & Co.: Inter Miami CF record arrivals
Federico Higuaín | Signed from D.C. United in 2020 | Fee: $50,000
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Kelvin Leerdam | Rights acquired from Seattle Sounders in 2021 | Fee: $75,000
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Grant Lillard | Signed from Chicago Fire in 2019 | Fee: $75,000
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Bryce Duke | Signed from LAFC in 2022 | Fee: $100,000
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Wil Trapp | Signed from Columbus Crew in 2020 | Fee: $100,000
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Jay Chapman | Signed from Toronto FC in 2019 | Fee: $100,000
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Lewis Morgan | Signed from Celtic in 2020 | Fee: $440,000
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Jean Mota | Signed from Santos in 2022 | Fee: $500,000
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Christopher McVey | Signed from IF Elfsborg in 2022 | Fee: $500,000
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Leandro González Pírez | Signed from Tijuana in 2020 | Fee: $750,000
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Corentin Jean | Signed from RC Lens in 2022 | Fee: $2.2m
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Emerson Rodríguez | Signed from Millonarios FC in 2022 | Fee: $2.7m
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Nicolás Figal | Signed from Independiente in 2020 | Fee: $3m
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Gregore | Signed from Esporte Clube Bahia in 2021 | Fee: $4m
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Julián Carranza | Signed from CA Banfield in 2019 | Fee: $6m
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Matías Pellegrini | Signed from Estudiantes in 2019 | Fee: $9m
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Rodolfo Pizarro | Signed from Monterrey in 2020 | Fee: $12m
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Higuaín & Pizarro off the books in 2023 – Busquets could complete restructuring
Although Pizarro’s future is still in doubt—the Mexican could return in 2023—Inter Miami CF are now in a good position under sporting director Chris Henderson and head coach Phil Neville to finally shape the roster to their liking. Busquets, who with a market value of €9m would be the most valuable player at Inter Miami and also among the 25 most valuable MLS players, would most certainly be a major addition to the club.
Insigne, Almada & Co. – The most valuable MLS players
Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake City | Market value: $6.6m
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Djordje Mihailovic | CF Montréal | Market value: $6.6m
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Efraín Álvarez | LA Galaxy | Market value: $6.6m
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Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Market value: $7.15m
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Carles Gil | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Riqui Puig | LA Galaxy | Market value: $7.7m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $7.7m
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Facundo Torres | Orlando City SC | Market value: $7.7m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.25m
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Gabriel Slonina | Chicago Fire FC | Market value: $8.25m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $8.8m
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Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Luiz Araújo | Atlanta United FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: $8.8m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: $8.8m
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Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | Market value: $9.9m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: $11.0m
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Emanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United FC | Market value: $11.0m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $11.0m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: $11.0m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United FC | Market value: $16.5m
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Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto FC | Market value: $22.0m
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