Luis Suarez has expressed that he is in no rush to secure his next club after concluding his final match in front of Gremio fans as his contract nears expiration.
While the 36-year-old has drawn interest from Inter Miami, where he could potentially reunite with his close friend and former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, Suarez has not provided any clear indication of his future playing destination.
“I need to enjoy my family because I arrived here 11 months ago and didn’t have a vacation,” Suarez said. “My children had vacation for a month and a-half and they were here supporting me, knowing how difficult it was for me.
“And I need to rest, take advantage of them and then fate will know where it will touch me, but I’m in no hurry; now it’s time to enjoy it now and then see what happens.”
The Uruguay international, who scored in Sunday’s 1-0 win against Vasco da Gama, said of leaving Gremio: “People think it’s easy to make a decision like this, but it’s not easy at all.
“I would like to play [in the Copa Libertadores], but what speaks is my body. The pain I feel on a daily basis is a lot. And I have to think about Luiz Suarez being human.
“I have a very long career and I think I have earned the right to decide, to say that enough is enough, and to be able to decide where to play and enjoy my children and my wife after a very complicated year.
“It will be the year that I have played the most games in my career. And that says a lot. But I really enjoyed it. I was very happy. I did the job I wanted, which was helping the team.”