The 32-year-old midfielder, who played the last two seasons with Saudi Al-Shabab, reached an agreement to sign a contract that links him to Gremio for two years. until December 2026.
The tricolor team reported in a statement that the Colombian is expected in Porto Alegre this week to undergo the respective medical examinations and sign his contract before joining the team led by the Argentine coach. Gustavo Quinteros.
The midfielder born in Barranquilla debuted as a professional in 2009 with Cali, a club with which he was champion of the Colombian Cup the following year.
Between 2014 and 2016, as a player of the Junior from his native Barranquillaalso began to stand out among those called up for the Colombian team.
The most successful period of his career was lived in the ranks of Flamengo (2016-2019), of which he became captain and with which he won a Copa Libertadores title (2019), one of the Brazilian Championship (2019) and two of the Carioca Championship (2017 and 2019).
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Seduced by a million-dollar proposal from Arab football, Cuéllar played between 2019 and 2023 with Al-Hilal, with whom he was three-time Saudi champion and two-time Asian Champions League champion.
The Colombian is the second reinforcement announced by Gremio for this year, after the arrival of right back João Lucas, from Santos.
With the new reinforcement, Gremio will have to transfer one of its other nine foreigners to avoid exceeding the limit of registered foreigners allowed for Brazilian tournaments.
The list includes Argentine goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín, who is being targeted by Boca Júniors, Argentine defender Walter Kanneman, Paraguayan midfielder Matías Villasanti, Colombian midfielder Miguel Monsalve and Paraguayan creative Franco Cristalvo.
The others are the Argentine winger Cristian Pavón, the Chilean forward Alexander Aravena, the Uruguayan attacker Matías Arezo and the Danish forward Martín Braithwaite. EFE
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