Suarez terminates Barca contract, set to join Atletico Madrid

Luis Suarez will move on to Atletico Madrid. Bagu Blanco /PRESSINPHOTO/Sipa USA

Luis Suarez terminates Barcelona contract, set to join Atletico Madrid

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 9/21/20

Despite Luis Suarez not making a move to Juventus due to Italian passport issues, he'll still move on from Barcelona regardless.

According to Catalunya Radio , the Uruguayan international has terminated his contract with Barca and agreed to join Atletico Madrid. However, the move depends on Madrid unloading either Diego Costa or Alvaro Morata first.

It doesn't seem like it'll be difficult for Madrid to move one of those players in order to bring in Suarez. According to Fabrizio Romano of Sky Sports, Morata is expected to be moved to Serie A side Juventus.

Talks progressing between Juventus and Atlético for Àlvaro Morata. Dzeko deal still in stand-by because of Milik issues. Morata is keen to join Juve. €10m loan, €45m option to buy. ⚪️⚫️

Atléti will complete the signing of Luis Suarez after Morata>Juve. ⚪️ #Atleti #Juve #FCB
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 21, 2020

Last month, Suarez said he was willing to take a bench role to stay with Barcelona but later was informed by the club that he was no longer part of its future plans.

The 33-year-old was with Barcelona for six years and recently became the club's third top scorer of all time with 198 goals. His contract wasn't set to expire until 2021.

Suarez will join a talented La Liga side coached by Diego Simeone and will play alongside Joao Felix, Felipe and Angel Correa, among others.

Last season, Atletico Madrid finished third in the La Liga standings with an 18-16-4 record. Only Barcelona and Real Madrid were better. The club will kick off the 2020-21 campaign with a match against Granada next weekend.

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