Suarez to continue playing in Europe

Luis Suarez's future looked set to be at River Plate, but Marcelo Gallardo's side's elimination from the Copa Libertadores led the striker to rule out that option. Velez knocked out the Argentinian club and opened the door for the Uruguayan.

But the striker, who is free after finishing his contract with Atletico Madrid on 30th June, will go to Spain, Italy or the Netherlands, as he himself admitted in words to 'Referi'. He is currently considering different options in the aforementioned countries.

He did not want to specify the clubs that want him "in case any of them leave the race". This completely rules out him continuing his career on South America, where he has been linked with Toluca, Cruz Azul, Nacional of Uruguay and River Plate. In the case of the club of his native country, the fans called for his return with the hashtag #SuarezANacional.

At the age of 35, the Uruguay international is facing one of his last years as a professional and will almost certainly make it to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which will be his last time at a World Cup. It would be Suarez's fourth appearance at the tournament after South Africa, Brazil and Russia.