Is Diego Forlan heading for Kitchee? World Cup star could sign for Hong Kong Premier League champions
The 38-year-old former Manchester United forward has been offered a contract to play in the city, but the striker has other options including rejoining childhood club Penarol in Uruguay
Uruguayan World Cup soccer hero Diego Forlan has been offered a contract with Hong Kong Premier League champions Kitchee, who are anxiously waiting for the former Manchester United star to sign on the dotted line.
According to local reports, Kitchee are working “very hard” to lure the 38-year-old forward to the city and that they will get a clearer picture on whether they are successful in capturing the 2011 Copa America winner’s signature by the end of the week.
A Uruguayan journalist suggested in a Facebook posting that Forlan was on his way to Hong Kong and that the most likely destination was Kitchee, but those remarks have not been confirmed.
Forlan last played in the Indian Super League for Mumbai City in 2016 but has not played for any club for the past year. Regarded as one of Uruguay’s greatest players of all time, Forlan, who also played for Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, is weighing other options and is said to be close to securing a contract with his “childhood” club, Penarol, where he could finish his playing career, according to reports.
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