Before going to Juventus, Luis Suárez must take an Italian language test

KOMPAS.com – Barcelona striker Luis Suárez is reportedly closing in on Italian league giants Juventus.

Based on reports TuttomercattoLuis Suárez has agreed with Juventus a contractual value of 10 million euros, equivalent to Rp 174.7 billion with a duration of two seasons.

However, before officially wearing the Juventus uniform, the Uruguayan forward is said to have to undergo an Italian language test to obtain a local passport.

Holding an Italian passport, Suárez will not be counted as a non-EU (non-EU) player in Juventus.

Suárez was able to obtain the passport because his wife, Sofia Balvi, is of Italian descent.

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Sports world He reported that Suárez will take the Italian language test on Monday (07/09/2020) local time.

At the same time, Suárez also had to deal with the termination of his contract at Barcelona who had one year left until June 2021.

The 33-year-old also has a one-year extension clause at Barcelona.

This clause will be active if Suárez plays up to 60 percent of all Barcelona games in the 2020-2021 season.

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However, this does not appear to be the case because Suarez is one of the victims of a roster review launched by new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman.

In other words, Suárez was not included in Koeman’s plans for the 2020-2021 season.

This news came after Koeman asked Suárez to leave Barcelona by phone last week.

Suárez has also trained separately from other Barcelona players during preseason training at the Ciutat Esportiva, on Saturday (5/9/2020).

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In addition to Suarez, there are several other players who have also been the victims of a team review on the Barcelona field, namely Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal.

Rakitic has now returned to Seville with a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros, equivalent to 26 billion rupees.

Meanwhile, Arturo Vidal is linked to several clubs, one of which is Inter Milan.