Milan had asked the 31-year-old Dutchman to take a replica instead on his trip that also included the Middle East and horn of Africa but he refused.

"I took the original cup earlier to Dubai and to Djibouti, so I told them that if they wouldn't allow me to bring it to Suriname then maybe it was time for me to look for another club," Seedorf said.

About 2,000 people turned out to catch a glimpse of Seedorf at a news conference late Thursday.

Milan won its sixth European Cup by beating Liverpool 2-1 in Athens, Greece,on May 23.

Seedorf is the only player to have won the Champions League with three different teams Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and Milan.

He said that his Milan-based charity_ Champions for Children will sponsor a minor soccer league in this former Dutch colony. The matches will take place in a stadium that he built and opened in 2002.

During his two-day visit, Seedorf also planned to hold a clinic for young players at his stadium and meet with President Ronald Venetiaan.