Suárez lets go of Saudi millions and signs for Brazilian Grêmio

Instead, the former player of FC Groningen and Ajax, Liverpool, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid continues his career in Brazil, with the Grêmio of Porto Alegre.

The 35-year-old striker signs a contract until the end of the 2024 calendar year. The Uruguayan, who was still active in the World Cup in Qatar, returned to his beloved Nacional last summer after winning the Spanish title with Atlético Madrid.

In 2011 he became champion of Uruguay with that club and repeated it eleven years after his return.

Suárez has been on a free transfer since then and although he hasn’t always looked fit at the World Cup in Qatar, he has received several offers. The most concrete offer came from the Saudi Al-Khaleej, who offered over 5.5 million euros in annual salary.

However, Suárez chose the top club in southern Brazil, a day’s drive from Montevideo. The club also announced the news with a poem.

Football fans probably know Grêmio as Ajax’s opponent in the World Cup final in December 1995. In Tokyo, it turned out to be a penalty shootout, with Danny Blind shooting in the decisive one.

Suárez himself has also won the World Cup once. In 2015 FC Barcelona won the Champions League and later also the Club World Cup in Japan.

You probably remember substitute Suárez’s tears in the dugout as it became clear that Uruguay’s 2-0 victory over Ghana in their final group match in Qatar was not enough to progress to the round of 16.