Atletico Madrid announce signing of Luis Suarez from Barcelona
Atletico Madrid announced the signing of Barcelona forward Luis Suarez late on Wednesday, confirming the Uruguayan striker is defined to keep playing in La Liga instead of joining Juventus in Italy.
Barcelona said that Atletico had decided to pay six million euros for Suarez, who left his last work out in tears on Wednesday having been told over the summer that he was no more required by new coach Ronald Koeman.
Since joining Barca from Liverpool in 2014, Suarez has won a host of trophies, including the 2015 Champions League and four Liga titles.
He leaves as the club's third highest scorer with 198 goals behind Cesar Rodriguez (232) and Lionel Messi (634).
The proceed to Barcelona's La Liga rivals follows a failed attempt to join Juventus.
Juve coach Andrea Pirlo disclosed the other day a deal was unlikely due to delays in the Uruguayan's bid to get an Italian passport.
On Tuesday, prosecutors in Perugia said they suspected Suarez of cheating to pass his Italian language test using examiners suspected of helping him.
The exit of the 33-year-old from Camp Nou comes as Koeman attempts to reshape Barcelona.
And Suarez, the Dutchman has proven the exit to Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic, while French defender Samuel Umtiti is also set to leave.
Spanish tv set channel Gol showed Suarez wiping away tears along with his sleeve as he drove off after saying his last goodbyes to teammates at Barcelona's Sant Joan Despi training centre.
