LUIS SUAREZ is reportedly set to join Brazilian club Gremio after being urged by a ‘friend’ believed to be Lionel Messi to make the switch.
The Uruguayan was at his boyhood club National but he is believed agreed to the free transfer following advice from his former Barcelona team-mate.
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Suarez is staying with Lionel Messi who is said to have told him to join the Brazilian club[/caption]
The striker is currently staying at Messi’s home in Rosario to celebrate Argentina’s World Cup triumph.
Saurez is happy for his close friend, despite suffering his own heartbreak at the competition in Qatar as Uruguay was knocked out at the group stage.
During their vacation, they are believed to have discussed Saurez’s future and terms put forward by Gremio, according to reports.
Grêmio football deputy Paulo Caleffi has told TV Bandeirantes: “Suárez said that ‘his friend’ recommended coming to Gremio, which was the best way”.
Although the move is not 100 per cent completed as the 35-year-old striker has other interest in him.
The report has suggested that Mexican side Cruz Azul have offered Saurez a contract “twice as big” as the Brazilian club.
Although Gremio are stated as expecting “a response” from Saurez and that they will not “extend the negotiation for a long period”.
The report says that they are hoping to have a “definitive” answer by Sunday.
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The former Liverpool striker played with Messi during a trophy-filled six-year stint at Barcelona.
He left the La Liga side in 2020 as he joined Atletico Madrid and in his first season he won his fifth Spanish league title.