When they needed him, they welcomed him with open arms. When he was surplus to requirement, they organized him a farewell party without telling him. That’s basically the short history of Luis Suarez in Atletico Madrid. When Barcelona and their then coach Ronald Koeman decided to part ways with the Uruguayan striker, they were not so gracious with their player. Atletico greeted him with open arms, but then did something similar two years later. Suarez was told he was not needed in Barcelona and trained away from the first team, but apart from Koeman, nobody talked to him about it directly. Karim Benzema vs Luis Suarez all time stats. pic.twitter.com/JigKS021ss— Mamatazur Rahman Saikat (@mamatazursaikat) May 20, 2022 He moved to Madrid in 2019 and help Atletico win it’s fifth La Liga title. But this season, he has shown signs of slowing down, and his injuries became frequent. A farewell was inevitable, even thou Suarez wanted to stay. He saw the writing on the wall but was more than surprised when he found out that the club is making him a farewell party – a day before the event. „Rafa Alique, Atletico director of communications told me the day before my farewell, that they were going to give me a farewell. I did not know anything. I am 35 years old and I was also thinking about my future. We had a meeting with the club in December, we agreed to talk in February, and Alique told me that they were going to give me a farewell and I said, “well, at least someone from the club tells me something. He too was supposedly surprised“ explained ex Barca striker to El Larguero. Luis Suárez: “My farewell with Atlético was very emotional. The affection of the people, they valued what I did in these two years.” pic.twitter.com/W39MJxzyfl— FC Barcelona Fans Nation (@fcbfn_live) May 23, 2022 The same thing happened, nobody told him anything. When asked if he talked to coach Colo Simeone, he have the short answer: No. You would have thought that a better treatment was expected for a player who has been instrumental in their title battle and who scored 34 goals in 83 games for Atletico. But now, then everything is finished, Suarez needs to think about his next move. With plenty of calls from the American continent, the Uruguayan still thinks it’s not time to back home, but to continue playing in Europe. „I swear I don’t know. Trust me, I’ve not decided where I’m gonna play next season. I’ve received are many options, many proposals… I am lucky to make the decision, I listen to everyone, but when the time comes we will make the decision. Clubs from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico approached me but I want to play at top competitive level again. I’m focused on European football. I have my head in Europe. Spain? Obviously I left a great legacy here, I’m very proud of the career I’ve had here. I have received some… proposals from here, but I am still analysing them. I want to see the project of being able to compete at a high level“ said Suarez.
