Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary settlement to return to the outfit the place he began his profession and on Wednesday, Nacional president Jose Fuentes informed Sport 890 radio station that the 35-year-old star has signed a five-month contract.
FILE: The president mentioned Suarez had acquired a number of different presents “but he told me that he had decided to come to Nacional.” Picture: AFP.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Luis Suarez has signed a short-term contract to rejoin his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay forward of the World Cup in Qatar, the club’s president mentioned on Wednesday.
Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary settlement to return to the outfit the place he began his profession and on Wednesday, Nacional president Jose Fuentes informed Sport 890 radio station that the 35-year-old star has signed a five-month contract.
Suarez and the club president each mentioned on Tuesday that some particulars nonetheless wanted to be ironed out however Fuentes informed Sport 890: “It’s already done, it’s already resolved.”
The former Liverpool and Barcelona star is Uruguay’s all-time high goalscorer and set to compete at his fourth World Cup later this 12 months.
Fuentes mentioned Suarez ought to arrive in Uruguay this weekend and will make his debut as early as Tuesday within the Copa Sudamericana – South America’s equal to the Europa League – in opposition to Brazilians Atletico Goianiense.
The president mentioned Suarez had acquired a number of different presents “but he told me that he had decided to come to Nacional.”
Suarez was believed to be intent on remaining in Europe however was in search of a club that would assure him first group soccer within the construct up to the World Cup, due to kick-off on November 21.
Three golf equipment in Turkey and one in Italy had been reported to be after the excessive profile ahead, whereas there have been additionally mentioned to be presents from Major League Soccer and River Plate in Argentina.
But followers of Nacional had flooded social media with an enormous marketing campaign to persuade the prodigal son to return.
Last Thursday in a match in opposition to Cerrito, 15,000 Nacional followers donned Suarez face masks and started applauding after 9 minutes – in reference to his most well-liked shirt quantity.
On Tuesday, he thanked followers for “the great affection shown to me and my family these last few days,” and mentioned it had made it unattainable “to reject the possibility of returning to play for Nacional.”
“Now we’re going to begin working on his arrival. We’re going to celebrate his arrival as he deserves,” mentioned Fuentes.
THE BITER
Suarez, who left Atletico Madrid on the finish of final season and nonetheless lives in Spain, started his profession at Nacional, making his debut aged 18 in May 2005.
After successful two Uruguayan titles with Nacional, he moved to Groningen within the Netherlands whereas nonetheless a youngster after which on to Ajax a 12 months later.
There he caught the attention of Liverpool and after three and a half seasons in England he moved to Barcelona for a charge value greater than 80 million euros.
He loved his most profitable spell in Catalonia, successful 4 Spanish league titles and the Champions League in 2015, whereas he gained La Liga once more with Atletico in 2021.
He earned notoriety on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa when his final gasp unlawful purpose line clearance within the quarter-finals in opposition to Ghana prevented the Black Stars from turning into the primary ever African nation to attain the final 4 of the event.
Suarez was despatched off for a deliberate handball however Uruguay survived the next spot-kick after which progressed on penalties.
Four years later in Brazil he disgraced himself by biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini, for which he acquired a document nine-match ban from world soccer governing physique FIFA – it was the third time he had bitten an opposing participant.