HOTSHOT Mitchell Curry is swapping Sunderland for America to join David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
The 21-year-old striker is out of contract at the Stadium of Light in June but has sealed an early exit to head to the MLS.
Sunderland’s Mitchell Curry is joining David Beckham’s Inter MiamiCredit: Rex Features
Goldenballs is swooping to sign the forward on a free transferCredit: Instagram
Curry, who only moved to Sunderland from local rivals Middlesbrough in September, has appeared just once for the Black Cats in League One this term.
Now he is heading for an exciting new life and to continue his progress under the tutelage of Beckham and new Inter boss Phil Neville.
Reports emerged last night through The Roker Report that the young forward had held talks via Zoom and had agreed to join Beckham’s team.
Now SunSport can exclusively reveal that Curry will initially link up with Inter’s B team Fort Lauderdale CF.
They compete in the USL League One, the third tier in the American football pyramid, where his development will be monitored closely by both the Manchester United legends.
And with Gonzalo Higuain already at the club, it may not be too long before he is partnering the ex-Juventus star upfront, should he hit the ground running.
The move will be officially announced once the US government grants him a work visa and gives him the green light to fly Stateside to join his new team-mates.
Sunderland, who declined to comment when approached by SunSport, have agreed to let the forward, who has enjoyed loan spells at Harrogate, Inverness and Gateshead, leave for nothing.
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But the Black Cats have insisted a 15 per cent cut of any future transfers is included in the deal.
Curry will be the second Englishman to arrive since Neville took charge ahead of the 2021 campaign – which kicks off next month.
Stoke City legend Ryan Shawcross has already landed at Inter as Goldenballs and his fellow ex-England international look to mount a challenge for the Eastern Conference and seal a place in the MLS Cup play-offs.
Neville, under the watchful eye of the former Three Lions captain, took training for the first time last week as their pre-season got underway.
Beckham, who has also been linked with a move for West Brom’s Kieran Gibbs, revealed his huge plans for the club as he dreams of unleashing the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at Inter in the future.
He said: “I have said from day one that our academy system is a massive part of this club and if we can bring players through here that have lived and breathed Inter Miami then that is the goal.
“But we also know that being in Miami, our fans want to see the big stars.
“We already have players like Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi who add to the glitz and glamour but also going forward we want to have the opportunity to bring some great names in.
“Leo and Cristiano have been mentioned (in the question just asked), they have been at the top of their game and been the best for the last 15 years because of hard work. There is very little luck behind it.
“Sir Alex Ferguson was the master at choosing the right player, he didn’t always bring the best player in the world, he brought the right player for the club and that is one of the things that I have taken into this place.”
He could soon be partnering Gonzalo Higuain in attack under Phil NevilleCredit: USA TODAY Sports
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Inter Miami owner David Beckham takes part in coach Phil Neville’s first training session
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