Suarez cuts Barcelona contract, agrees Atletico terms - reports

Suarez has agreed a deal with Barcelona to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports.

Published : Sep 21, 2020 17:50 IST , BARCELONA

Suarez has one year to run on his Barcelona contract.
Suarez has one year to run on his Barcelona contract.
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Suarez has one year to run on his Barcelona contract.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain on Monday.

The Catalans' third top scorer of all time was told he was not wanted by new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman and has been looking for a new club.

Suarez, 33, who has one year to run on his Barcelona contract, agreed a deal with the club to cut it short, reports said.

Fixed contract

Mundo Deportivo said Suarez has fixed a contract with Atletico Madrid for two seasons, although the club will need to lighten its wage bill to accommodate the Uruguayan.

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Reports in Italy say Juventus is in talks with Atletico to re-sign Spain striker Alvaro Morata. Suarez had been heavily linked with Juventus but coach Andrea Pirlo said it was unlikely he would come to Italy because of the difficulty in obtaining an EU passport.

The striker finished as Barca's second-highest scorer last season behind captain Lionel Messi and scored 198 goals in 283 games for Barca, after joining in 2014 from Liverpool.

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