Friday 10 July 2015 15:27, UK
Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan is to return to his boyhood club Penarol, the same club where his father was a star, the Montevideo side have announced.
Forlan has long been a life-long fan of the club where his father Pablo won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in the 1960s.
"With a surname linked to the club's history, son of a champion of the Americas and the world with Penarol, Diego will wear the yellow and black as he did when he was a boy and dreamt of being a professional footballer," a club statement said.
Forlan was capped 112 times for Uruguay and voted the best player at the 2010 World Cup when Uruguay reached the semi-finals.
The 36-year old recently left Japanese club Cerezo Osaka. He had previously spent time at Independiente in Argentina, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Brazilian side Internacional, amongst others.
Uruguayan media claim he would make his debut on August 8 in a friendly against an unnamed Argentine side.
Penarol have not revealed details of his contract but local media suggest he has signed an 18-month deal.
