Epitacio "TACO" de Melo has revealed that he turned down the chance to continue his career in a European team.

The Brazilian player is currently without a team after stepping down from SK's starting lineup last week, more than two years after linking up with Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo's squad when they still played under Luminosity.

The 23-year-old has been strongly linked with both Cloud9 and Liquid, and he confirmed on Thursday his decision to join a North American team.

TACO says a move to Europe would be detrimental

In an Instagram post, Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo has now given another update on his future, stating that he will remain in California, "very close to other teams" and to his "Brazilian friends", while revealing that he passed up the opportunity to further his career in Europe.