The 33-year-old striker was still one year old to fulfill the contract he signed at Camp Nou in 2016, but new head coach Ronald Koeman said last month that he is not part of his plans.
The move-in payment would be 5. 5 million pounds when he arrived at Atletico following the march of Alvaro Morata, who joined Juventus this week.
Atletico Madrid has reached an agreement with Luis Suarez for the striker to a new red player
“We welcome in our team one of the world’s top prolific forwards, who brings everything in the box and has proven its quality in the maximum non-easy stages. Welcome Luis!”
Signed. Sealed. Mr. Delivered.
✍ – LuisSuarez9 has signed his contract and is a red player
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– Atletico Madrid (@atletienglish) September 25, 2020
Suarez said goodbye to Barcelona at a moving press convention on Thursday and left as the club’s third-all top scorer, scoring 198 goals in 283 appearances with the Catalans.
Former Liverpool and Ajax players won four League titles, 4 Kings Cups, Champions League, Club World Cup and European Super Cup as they passed through Camp Nou.
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, who gave the impression that he was about to leave this summer after submitting a surprise transfer request, criticized the resolve to sell to Suarez, saying he had been “expelled” from the club, in a poignant tribute to his close friend on Instagram.
“It will be to see you in some other T-shirt and much more to face you,” Messi said.
“You deserved the farewell for who you are: one of the top players in the club’s history, doing things both in the organization and individually.
“And don’t get fired like them. But the truth is, at this point, I’m not surprised at all. I wish you all the most productive in this new challenge. I really like you. “
It gave the impression that Juventus would be the next club in Suarez, but negotiations were tarnished by headaches similar to Uruguay’s passport application.
He will now remain in La Liga and line up against his former Barcelona at the end of this season. Koeman’s team will be the Wanda Metropolitano on 22 November, with the return at Camp Nou on 9 May.