Grêmio lost the goals and experience that Luis Suárez, now at Inter Miami, contributed. To replace him, he agreed to the arrival of another attacker with an extensive resume and a killer past: Diego Costa.
“He is Spanish, but he has Brazilian blood and won titles! “Diego Costa arrives to reinforce Inmortal’s attack,” the club celebrated on social networks. According to official information, in the coming days he will arrive in Porto Alegre to undergo medical tests and sign a contract until the end of 2024.
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Costa, 35, was released at the beginning of this year after not renewing with Botafogo, with whom he had an irregular performance. This will be his third team in a year and a half, since at the beginning of 2023 he played for Wolverhampton in the Premier League.
The forward, who had his football explosion a decade ago at Atlético de Madrid and in his first season at Chelsea, was linked to Palmeiras these weeks, but Verdão ruled out his hiring.
🏆⚽️ Supercopa, Copa do Rei, La Liga, Liga Europa, Premier League, Copa da Liga Inglesa, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil… Grandes títulos, incontáveis gols e muita experiência para agregar ao Tricolor! Artilheiro na Europa, Diego Costa agora quer balançar as redes pelo Imortal! pic.twitter.com/oGWuZeGr0L
— Grêmio FBPA (@Gremio) February 8, 2024
Grêmio’s hiring for a busy calendar
Grêmio was runner-up in the last Brasileirão, which gave them direct qualification to the Group stage of the Copa Libertadores, a competition that begins in April, like the Brazilian league. To face all these tournaments, the team was also reinforced with goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín, midfielder Dodi and attacking midfielder Yeferson Soteldo.
Led by Renato Gaúcho, the team meanwhile leads the state championship with 15 points, two more than its eternal rival Inter.
