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BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona forward Luis Suárez agreed to an agreement with the club to end his contract and reached an agreement on personal terms with Atlético de Madrid, according to reports published in Spain on Monday.
The Catalans’ third top scorer of all time was told that Barcelona’s new coach, Ronald Koeman, didn’t want him and that he was looking for a new club.
Suárez, 33, who has one year to fulfill his contract with Barcelona, reached an agreement with the club to shorten it, according to reports.
Mundo Deportivo said Suárez has signed a contract with Atlético de Madrid for two seasons, although the club will need to lighten its salaries to accommodate the Uruguayan.
Reports in Italy say Juventus are in talks with Atlético to re-sign Spanish striker Álvaro Morata. Suarez had been strongly linked to Juventus, but coach Andrea Pirlo said he was unlikely to come to Italy due to the difficulty in obtaining an EU passport.
The striker finished as Barça’s second top scorer last season behind captain Lionel Messi and scored 198 goals in 283 games for Barça, after joining in 2014 from Liverpool.
(Reporting by Rik Sharma; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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