Luis Suárez moves from Barcelona to Atlético Madrid

Luis Suárez is staying in Spain in any case.

Barcelona mentioned late Wednesday that it reached a take care of Atlético Madrid for the switch of the Uruguay striker for six million euros ($7 million).

Suárez was let go by Barcelona following six principally profitable seasons through which he gained 13 titles with the Catalan membership. He leaves as Barcelona’s third highest scorer ever with 198 targets, behind César Rodríguez (232) and Lionel Messi (634).

The 33-year-old Suárez needed to discover a new membership after being instructed by incoming Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman that he was not in his plans. Koeman was requested to revamp the Barcelona squad after the embarrassing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich within the quarterfinals of the Champions League in August.Midfielder Ivan Rakitic already left for Sevilla after additionally being instructed he wasn’t wished anymore, and defender Samuel Umtiti can also be anticipated to go away.

Messi, Suárez’s longtime buddy and teammate, wished to go away however will keep after the membership denied his request for a free switch on the finish of final season.

Barcelona mentioned it wished to publicly specific its “gratitude to Luis Suárez for his commitment and dedication,” and wished him “all the best for the future.”The membership mentioned Suárez will give a information convention on Thursday. He reportedly bid farewell to his teammates earlier Wednesday.

Spanish media mentioned Barcelona had initially made an settlement with Suárez to permit him to go away without spending a dime, however later backtracked after it turned recognized that he wished to go to rival Atlético. Suárez’s attorneys had been negotiating with the Catalan membership since Tuesday to attempt to make his transfer to Atlético doable.

Suárez, who arrived in Barcelona from Liverpool in 2014, might be becoming a member of Atlético’s Argentine coach Diego Simeone, who has at all times praised Suárez and can also be recognized to hold the identical hard-working, never-give-up perspective because the Uruguayan striker.

Suárez had initially appeared set to affix Juventus in Italy, and had even taken a test to obtain a European passport that would assist him full the transfer. But the deal fell by means of as a result of the passport course of reportedly would take too lengthy, and Juventus determined to go after Atlético’s Álvaro Morata, opening area for Suárez in Simeone’s squad.

Simeone nonetheless has Diego Costa and João Félix as its primary attackers, however the duo solely scored 14 targets mixed for Atlético final season, seven fewer than Suárez scored for Barcelona.

The Catalan membership had already added younger Portugal ahead Francisco Trincão this season. It nonetheless has Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembélé and teenager Ansu Fati, who on Wednesday was formally added to the primary workforce and had his buyout clause elevated from 170 million euros ($199 million) to 400 million euros ($469 million).Martin Braithwaite is also an choice for Koeman up entrance, and the membership reportedly was seeking to finally signal forwards Memphis Depay and Lautaro Martínez.

Atlético will make its Spanish league debut on Sunday towards Granada on the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Atlético’s first two video games have been postponed as a result of it performed late into final season within the quarterfinals of the Champions League.