Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have reached an agreement for a transfer from Luis Suárez. On Wednesday evening, Barcelona reports through official channels that the attacker will move to Madrid for a maximum amount of six million euros. In the Wanda Metropolitano, Suárez can sign a two-year contract. The transfer was already in the pipeline, after a good conversation between the Uruguayan and the club management on Tuesday evening. At Atlético, Súarez is the successor of Álvaro Morata who left for Juventus.

President Josep Maria Bartomeu absolutely wanted to prevent Suárez from leaving for a rival like Atlético on a free transfer, even though the club was initially willing to think along. The sports director had also promised the attacker that the club would pay out part of his salary so that he would earn the same total in the first year at his new club as at the Camp Nou. When it became clear that not Juventus but Atlético had the best credentials el Pistolero However, Bartomeu indicated that he no longer wanted to keep to this agreement.

Atlético should have been on the list of clubs that Suárez was not allowed to move to, Bartomeu stated. Atlético and Barcelona have not maintained a very good relationship for a few years and that came to light especially at the time of the transfer of Antoine Griezmann. After the maintenance on Tuesday evening, all noses were in the same direction again, so Suárez can switch to Madrid. The former Ajax player has already agreed with Atlético on a contract until the summer of 2022 and an alleged annual salary of nine million euros net. Suárez is said to have spoken with Diego Simeone several times over the past few days.

His debut for los Rojiblancos may follow next Sunday, when the team of trainer Diego Simeone opens the new season against Granada. Suárez is, after Yannick Carrasco and Ivo Grbic, the third acquisition of Atlético for the 2020/21 year. Suárez was ultimately under contract with Barcelona for more than six seasons, with 198 hits and 109 assists in 283 matches to his name. His last match for the Catalans was against Bayern Munich (2-8 defeat) in the quarter finals of the Champions League. With Barcelona, ​​Suárez won the Champions League, four Spanish national titles and four Copa del Rey. He previously played in Europe for FC Groningen, Ajax and Liverpool.