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Luis Suárez reportedly rejected several other offers to join Sporting, one of which came from Almeria in the Middle East, where Cristiano Ronaldo plays. The Colombian international was already determined to sign with the Alvalade club and also turned down the possibility of playing in England for Sunderland.

According to information revealed by the newspaper A Bola, the process of signing the current 'number 97' of the green and whites turned out to be simple. After being identified in the Lions' market scouting, the player was quickly chosen as the successor to Viktor Gyokeres, who ended up moving to Arsenal in the same summer.

The same source reveals that as soon as Suárez was defined as a target, Bernardo Palmeiro initiated contact with the player - something authorized by the Spanish club. The forward was promptly satisfied with the proposal presented by Sporting and decided to move to Alvalade, ultimately rejecting other advances that came his way.

The possibility of competing for titles and playing in the Champions League were the reasons that convinced Suárez, with only the agreement with Almeria remaining at this stage - which arrived with the million-euro offer from the green and whites for the Colombian: 22.25 million euros fixed, plus 5 million for objectives, making the forward the most expensive signing ever for the Lions.

Now, Luis Suárez is preparing to make his debut in the Champions League. The Sporting will take the field again on Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the prestigious competition, will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 PM.

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