Luis Suárez is a free agent this summer, and while he’s been linked with moves all over, no one can match the kind of sales pitch Club Nacional is making for the Uruguay legend.
Suárez made his professional debut for Nacional way back in 2005, and after 17 years of success in the top European leagues, it appears a return home is a growing possibility. While rumors have linked him to MLS or Borussia Dortmund, things are a little different in Montevideo, where a full stadium of Nacional fans donned Suárez masks on Thursday night as their side thumped Cerrito 5-0, singing a song in Suárez’s honor.
It’s only the latest chapter in Nacional’s push to bring Suárez home. ESPN reported that Nacional’s president José Fuentes flew to Spain on Tuesday to talk to Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer about the move.
“I’m going to do everything in my power to bring Luis Suárez back to Nacional,” Fuentes told Sport 890, adding that in their talks, Suárez has been open to a return to Uruguayan soccer.
Suárez’s older brother Paolo stoked the fire, tweeting out an altered photo of the superstar in a Nacional kit.
#NuevaFotoDePerfil pic.twitter.com/cKbkiZK2F8
— paolo suarez (@psuarez80) July 18, 2022
In the meantime, Suárez can sign anywhere he wants, and will have to sort through plenty of offers from clubs who just want to tender a contract. Some will invite him to town, wine and dine him, show Suárez and his camp their city’s nicest neighborhoods, do a stadium tour, and show off their training ground. Nacional, meanwhile, is out here printing 15,000 masks of Suárez.
Luis…you know what to do.
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