Inter Miami CF right this moment introduced it has transferred midfielder Diego Gómez to Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. of the English Premier League for a Club-record switch charge. The switch charge ranks among the many costliest outbound transfers in Major League Soccer (MLS) historical past.
“The progress Diego has proven as a participant since becoming a member of Inter Miami has been exponential. His contributions to the group each in midfield and in assault have been key for us by way of a historic interval,” mentioned President of Football Operations Raúl Sanllehí. “The Club believed in his skill and potential from the start of the method, and everybody on the Club is delighted to have aided in his improvement. We are excited to see Diego proceed to symbolize us as he makes the soar to one of many world’s greatest leagues within the English Premier League.”
“I’m grateful to Inter Miami for the unimaginable alternative it supplied me to affix this incredible group, and to make historical past with the Club. I’m grateful for the belief the Club had in me, and all the pieces it has achieved to assist me with my improvement since becoming a member of in July of final yr, making me a greater participant and individual on and off the pitch. I’ll all the time carry Inter Miami with me in my coronary heart,” mentioned Gómez.
The 21-year-old San Juan Bautista, Paraguay native joined Inter Miami in July 2023 midway by way of the season and developed into an necessary participant for the Club. In all, the versatile midfielder amassed 40 appearances throughout all competitions, recording seven targets and 10 assists within the course of. Notably, Gómez was key in serving to Inter Miami clinch its first two titles in Club historical past by successful the Leagues Cup 2023 and the 2024 Supporters’ Shield.
He appeared in 5 out of seven matches enroute to clinching the Leagues Cup 2023, scoring one of many penalties within the decisive shootout within the remaining towards Nashville SC. In 2024, he made 19 appearances, contributing three targets and 7 assists, within the group’s greatest common season but, recording probably the most wins, targets and factors in Club historical past, and successful its first-ever Supporters’ Shield title, doing so in historic vogue by securing the MLS single-season factors document (74).
Additionally, in his second yr on the Club in 2024, Gómez ranked first within the prestigious 2024 22 Under 22 introduced by BodyArmor class highlighting one of the best younger worldwide and home gamers throughout the league.
On the worldwide stage, Gómez has featured for the Paraguayan nationwide group throughout youth and senior ranges. The midfielder has made 12 appearances for his nation’s senior aspect up to now, tallying a purpose and an help. He has additionally excelled on the youth degree for La Albirroja, together with captaining the U-20 group as they clinched the 2022 South American Games title. This yr, he led Paraguay’s U-23 aspect to glory within the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament as group captain and concluded the competitors as one of many three joint top-scorers with 5 targets to his title in seven appearances, whereas additionally registering two assists. Gómez subsequently featured on the 2024 Paris Olympics, captaining the aspect as they reached the quarterfinals to register a third-ever knockout levels look in what was La Albirroja’s first participation on the event in 20 years.
