Luis Suarez is a world class attacker, no doubt about it. And even so he was allowed by Barcelona to join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid in a 7.5 million USD transfer last year. What makes it even more interesting is that then newly-appointed Dutch manager Ronald Koeman needed less than a minute to inform the Uruguayan that he is no longer needed at Camp Nou.It is widely accepted that Suarez used his goal celebration against Barcelona to express how he feels about the whole situation and the lack of respect that was paid to him.Last weekend, the 34-year-old came back to haunt his former club and inflicted the first league defeat of the season on Barcelona. He scored the second and final goal for Diego Simeone’s men’s at the Wanda Metropolitano.Barcelona are in desperate need of goals but is Divock Origi the answer to their prayers?Even though Suarez denied that the phone call gesture after scoring was directed at Koeman, the public finds it hard to believe in that statement. Regardless, a few days later, the striker criticised the 58-year-old Dutchman publicly because he did not receive any explanation whether Koeman or the club who wanted him to leave the club. ‘The Koeman phone call to tell me that he was not counting on me lasted 40 seconds, it is not the way to get rid of a legend,’ Suarez told Gerard Romero’s ‘Jijantes FC’ Twitch channel via Marca.’First he told me that I would not be in his plans and then he told me that if I did not resolve my contract I was going to play (in the first game of the season) against Villarreal.’He lacked personality to tell me things clearly, if he did not want me or if it was really the club that did not want me.’My parents walked across Sahara barefoot while my mom was pregnant I could fulfil my destinyThe period prior to sealing a move to last season’s Spanish champions was among the hardest he has experienced as a player, Suarez admitted.’They were very difficult days because of everything I gave to the club. I spoke with Sofía (his wife) and Leo after the call,’ he added.’It was a complicated year because of everything. Messi asked to leave and then I left. The two families had a very bad time. I came home in a very bad way from training.’Barca boy Gavi enters history books as he helps Spain to a Nations League semi-final win over ItalyAmid Barcelona’s financial woes, which are currently amounting to more than 1 billion USD, Suarez said he was ready to take a pay cut, but at the time there was not an offer on the table.Even though it was disappointing for the Uruguayan, he added that he was ‘grateful’ to play for Barcelona. In six year while he was in Catalonia, Suarez scored an impressive 198 goals, winning four La Liga titles and the 2014-15 Champions League crown.##NAJAVA_MECA_5874067##However, the present bring much more positive in Luis’ life. His goals in 2020-21 helped Simeone’s side win La Liga, with only Karim Benzema, Gerard Moreno and Messi scoring more than his 21 league goals. And it was his latest goal for Atletico that caused commotion across social media. The phone gesture celebration for which many believed was meant for Koeman, who was in the stands serving a touchline ban, had different meaning. At least that is what Suarez told Movistar.'(The celebration) was for the people who know I have the same number, so they know I’m still on my phone,’ Suarez said after the match. ‘It was something I had agreed on with my kids. It was not for Koeman, not at all.’Barca and their debts – the club still owes 14.7 billion Ksh for the players they boughtSuarez sent one more message after the derby match. He warned his former team-mate Xavi not to take the Barcelona job – Luis believes Xavi could damage his legacy at the club, given what the current state of affairs is at Camp Nou. Both on and off the pitch.
