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Publication date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:49 AM
Luis Suárez reportedly had a written clause in his contract with Barcelona that prevented him from joining various clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City.
Suárez is about to sign for Atlético de Madrid from Barcelona after club president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed that they no longer wanted him at the Camp Nou.
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The Uruguayan was thought to be close to joining Juventus before Italian authorities alleged foul play over his passport application.
Several major European clubs were interested in Suárez, but ESPN They have revealed that a clause in their contract meant that several of those clubs would not have been able to secure a deal.
The condition for allowing the 33-year-old to walk away with a free transfer depended on not moving to named rivals.
The report claims that Suárez would not have been able to join the Manchester club, Paris Saint-Germain or, unsurprisingly, Real Madrid.
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