Portuguese international striker Nuno Gomes recently left Benfica after spending about 13 years with the club over two stints, and now it appears he may be headed to MLS.

La Aficion, a sports news arm of newspaper Milenio of Monterrey, Mexico, is reporting that Gomes is considering a move to Major League Soccer along with another offer from Switzerland and one from Puebla FC of the Mexican Primera Division.

Por último, luego de destaparse que el ex seleccionado nacional portugués Nuno Gomes podría venir al Puebla, informó que tuvo un contacto con el representante del jugador lusitano, que se acercó con ellos para ver si existía interés de parte de los blanquiazules por hacerse de los servicios del jugador internacional, que cuenta también con propuestas en el futbol de Estados Unidos y Suiza.

“No es un hecho (que venga al Puebla); he tenido contacto con su representante que vive en Miami, un representante ajeno al futbol mexicano. Maneja a jugadores como Pepe, Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo; nos buscó, nos preguntó que si nos interesaba Nuno Gomes, porque el jugador tiene buenas referencias de Puebla, pero también estudia dos opciones más, una de Suiza y otra de la MLS; se lo platiqué al profesor (Sergio) Bueno, le comenté del interés de Nuno; obviamente sus pretensiones son muy elevadas, pero he estado en contacto con Ricardo Henaine hablando del asunto y si hay interés de Bueno, entonces buscaremos platicar con el representante,” finalizó.

The quote above stresses that nothing is set in stone with Puebla, although they may be the frontrunner for Gomes’s services. It mentions that Puebla received a call from a Miami-based agent who asked if the team would be interested in Gomes; the agent also represents players like Pepe, Kaká, and Cristiano Ronaldo. It says Gomes is also considering two more offers, one from Switzerland and one from MLS.

Several teams in Major League Soccer could use the goal-scoring prowess of Gomes, who scored 125 goals for Benfica in 293 league appearances over his two stints with them. He also has scored 29 goals in 77 appearances with the Portuguese national team; four came at EURO 2000, one each at EURO 2004 and 2008, and one at the 2006 World Cup against hosts Germany as well. This past season, he only made 5 league appearances for Benfica, but did manage to score four goals. Time will tell if Gomes will finalize the deal with whatever MLS team is interested in his services.