Former Barcelona Superstar Luis Suarez Joins Uruguayan Club

• Former Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez has completed his switch to join Uruguayan club Nacional
• The 35-year-old former Liverpool forward was a free agent after parting ways with Atletico Madrid
• Luis Suárez enjoyed success with Diego Simeone's side but was surprisingly released at the end of the season

Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez has signed for his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.

The 35-year-old was part of the Nacional team between 2001 and 2006, making 27 first-team appearances and scoring 10 goals.

In a post on social media, the former Barcelona forward revealed he has penned a short-term contract to rejoin the Montevideo-based side.

"I’ve now reached a pre-agreement in order to join Nacional [from Uruguay], it was impossible for me to say no to this opportunity," Suarez said.

Arsenal signed Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City on Friday in a deal worth a reported £30 million ($36 million).

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"I hope final details will be resolved soon in order to complete the deal officially," he added.

Luis Suarez had been training at the Barcelona facilities for the past few weeks.

The former Liverpool star is Uruguay's all-time top goalscorer and set to compete at his fourth World Cup later this year.

He enjoyed his most successful spell in Catalonia, winning four Spanish league titles and the Champions League in 2015, while he won La Liga again with Atletico in 2021.

Suarez was released by Atletico Madrid at the end of last season and was recently linked with a move to the MLS.

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Nunez penned a six-year deal at Anfield and has been tipped for major success by Suarez, who is also a former player of Liverpool.

Liverpool signed Suarez in 2011 from Ajax and he went on to bag 82 goals in 133 appearances, cementing his place as one of the best strikers that the club has ever had. Nunez will be hoping to replicate that stellar form of Suarez.