It’s been over a year, but every time Luis Suarez grants an interview, talks about his departure from FC Barcelona. The media and fans still do not understand how the Uruguayan, with his career, left the Camp Nou free to later sign for him Atlético de Madrid, with which he ended up conquering LaLiga.
And of course, the forward, gives his version whenever he can, making it clear that he himself did not understand how things were done. This time in ESPN, which has taken a preview of the interview that will broadcast on Saturday.
“I’m sorry for the way it happened. As I explained, if you have a player who has been at the club for ten years, the third best scorer, the president could have warned me, or the coach, meet one day to explain the situation. It would have been better, it would have been totally different. But a week before, the media already announced: “They will notify Suárez when he leaves.” Suarez this, Suarez that. Then i already knew. But the technician called me saying that it was no longer in his plans, it hurt, “he recalled.
The Uruguayan continued giving the version of the matter: “I tried to terminate the contract because the club no longer wanted me and I was at an age when no one would pay for me. Everything was ready for the termination of the contract and he was going to sign for Atlético. The coach said: ‘I already told the president that if he doesn’t decide tomorrow, Sunday, against Villarreal, I’m counting on you.’ I said, ‘How can you count on me if it wasn’t in your plans?’ ‘You weren’t, but now you are.’ I did not understand if it was not in the coach’s plans, or it was the directive that no longer wanted me to be there, “he explained.
And things of life, Suarez he ended up at Atlético de Madrid. “At the end of the season, I stood out with Atlético, scoring the winning goal and winning the Spanish League. This is priceless, I thank Atlético for opening the doors for me“said the Uruguayan.
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