Uruguay striker Luis Suárez joining Brazil’s Gremio

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Uruguay striker Luis Suárez is joining Gremio, the Brazilian club said Saturday.

The 35-year-old Suárez was a free agent after he left his boyhood club Nacional before the World Cup in Qatar. Brazilian media reports said Suárez signed a two-year deal with Gremio.

“One of the biggest in Uruguay’s history, Luis Suarez is coming to continue his victorious trajectory,” Gremio said on social media. “A top goal scorer, a multiple champion, and a fighter. Welcome, Luisito.”