Claudio Pizarro has surprised everyone after it was announced that he would be joining Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, the club where he began his journey in European football and where he was dubbed the "Bombardier of the Andes." The former captain of the Peruvian National Team signed his contract on Monday, and the jersey number he will wear for the 2018-2019 season is now known.
Today, we know that Claudio Pizarro will wear the number 4 as a tribute to the number of stages he will complete with the green and white team, where he is not only one of their top scorers, but also an idol and a legend. It is worth mentioning that he wore the number 10 when he arrived at Werder Bremen, the number 24 after returning from Chelsea, and the number 14 after his return from Bayern Munich.
Claudio Pizarro, 39 years old, arrived today at the Weserstadion facilities, where he met with the sports director of Werder Bremen, Frank Baumann, with whom he signed a one-season contract. It is expected that the "bomber" will end his sports career at the club.
But beyond the contract signing, the announcement of the new number that Claudio Pizarro will wear drove Werder Bremen fans crazy. They immediately posted images of the Peruvian player's new jersey that they had just bought at the official club store. Undoubtedly, the attacker is a true legend.
Claudio Pizarro will turn 40 in October and if everything goes as planned, he will retire from football after the 2018-2019 season, having played professionally for 22 uninterrupted years and having won everything a player desires at the club level. A new and final stage begins for the Peruvian legend at Werder Bremen.