“Everyone knows the size of this club. This is a great team -not only in Portugal, but also at European and global level- and the club have grown even more in recent years. This makes Sporting CP attractive not only to the players, but also to fans around the world,” he emphasised.

“I want to succeed here, do things well, and above all, achieve the club’s objectives, which is the most important thing. I want to help the team by scoring goals, because that’s why they signed me, and by providing assists, winning games and winning trophies. That’s what I’ve been missing in my career: Winning important trophies. I believe that at Sporting CP we can achieve a lot, and that, for me, would be the most beautiful thing that could happen.”

As for previous players from his homeland who serve as motivation, Suárez has several to turn to.

“I want to leave my mark, the same as other Colombian players at Sporting CP in the past. In my position, I know that Téo [Gutierrez] and Fredy [Montero] are very well-loved here, and I want to make history too.”

Defining himself as “a strong, agile striker, always with his eye on goal, who gives everything to help his teammates not only in attack, but also in defence whenever necessary,” he cites his move as another way of representing his country again in the future.

“Sporting CP are a world-class club and I believe I can be a huge help to the team, which could open the doors to the Colombian national team again,” he said.