Uruguayan Luis Suarez has announced that he has reached an agreement in principle with his football debutant, Nacional, in Uruguay to return to the ranks three months before the World Cup in Qatar, in preparation for his fourth participation in the World Cup. .

The 35-year-old striker began his professional career at Nacional before moving to Groningen in 2006 and from there to Ajax Amsterdam, Liverpool and Barcelona before leaving Atlético Madrid at the end of last season.

“First of all, I would like to thank you for the love in all the messages that my family and I have received in recent days, which have been wonderful,” Suarez announced in a video posted to his Twitter account. It touched our hearts at the moment when we had to make a decision.”

And he added: “It was impossible to miss this opportunity to play Nacional again, and we reached an agreement in principle. In the next few hours, all the details will be agreed and we hope that a final agreement will be reached that we all want to enjoy this new phase.”

Notably, Suárez is Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer, with 68 goals in the 132 matches he has played since joining Uruguay in 2007.