Football: Uruguay's Suarez joins Brazilian club Gremio

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Handout picture released by Divulgacao Gremio FBPA on December 31, 2022, showing Uruguayan international striker Luis Suarez posing as he signs a two-year contract with Brazilian football club Gremio, at his Complejo Suarez sports complex in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones, Uruguay. - Suarez has signed a two-year deal with Gremio, the Porto Alegre side announced on December 31, 2023. The 35-year-old had returned to his boyhood club Nacional last summer, scoring eight goals in 14 matches to help them win the Uruguayan league title. (Photo by DIVULGACAO GREMIO FBPA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / DIVULGACAO GREMIO FBPA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will be with Brazilian club Gremio till end-2024 after joining them on a free transfer.

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RUI DE JANEIRO - Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will join Brazilian Serie A side Gremio on a free transfer on a two-year contract until the end of 2024, the club announced on Saturday.

Suarez bid farewell to his boyhood club Nacional in October after three months in which he scored eight goals in 16 games and won the Uruguayan championship.

Previously the 35-year-old enjoyed success in Europe with Ajax Amsterdam, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Suarez joins the Porto Alegre-based Gremio after spending Christmas in Rosario, Argentina, with Lionel Messi.

Gremio will kick off 2023 by playing in the Recopa Gaucha Super Cup against Sao Luiz on Jan 17. REUTERS

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