Luis Suárez celebrating a goal with Atlético de Madrid

"MY DREAM WAS TO PLAY FOR BARÇA"

Luis Suárez explains his departure from Atleti and how he chose Barça

Published:24/05/2022 - 08:55h

Updated:24/05/2022 - 08:55h

After Atlético announced that Luis Suárez would not continue in the mattress discipline, the Uruguayan offered a few words in which he spoke about his past, present and future

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Luis Suárez, one of the most stood out footballers in the recent history of the FC Barcelona, has conceded an interview to Manu Carreño in the program 'The Crossbar' of the 'Chain BE'. In her, the attacker spoke of his arrival to the Spanish League in 2014, of his farewell of the Athletic of Madrid, of the opportunity that had to sign by the Real Madrid and of his future like player.

It began mentioning that just before dressing the T-shirt culé kept conversations with the two more important teams of Madrid. "There were conversations with the Real Madrid being in the World-wide. In the 2013 there were possibilities to come to the Athletic, but did not give the conditions. It finish to arrive to the Liverpool. If it had come in 2013 they would have held to the Suárez faster and perhaps had done a good history", aimed the forward.

Besides, it explained why it preferred to the Barcelona on the other teams that pretended to incorporate him. "Ficho By the Barça in 2014 and do a previous conference where ask me if it saw me playing here. I say that no, because my characteristics were not for this style of game. They were Leo, Ney, Sánchez, said, 'where go to play I?'. But my dream was to play in the Barcelona. In the Liverpool won more, but preferred to go to the Barça by the project", affirmed the 'charrúa'.

Afterwards, it wanted to do emphasis on his landing in the Athletic, the one who opened him his doors after the picture barcelonista did without his services. "I came here to the Athletic and a lot of people doubted of if it had taken the correct decision because had other options also. To part of the word of the trainer, see the players that have around and say, 'himself, can be champions'. If we defended well and what need is what I could give, one felt qualified. And here it was the change of chip. Have a competitive DNA that no under the arms and do not want to me bore to win", added Suárez.

His exit of the Atleti, his future and Mbappé

Happened two seasons in Madrid, the Uruguayan enteró that it would go out of the club by a different mouth to the one of his own trainer. "It communicated me that it went me the director of communication, Rafael Alique, a day before my farewell. I said, 'well, at least somebody says me something'. After this did not speak neither with Simeone, neither Andrea Berta neither Miguel Angel. It had liked me be a year more, knowing that the requirement is increasingly big, but qualified to fulfil", said.

Near to finalise, ensured that it still does not have decided his future, although it has received several offers from Sudamérica. "I swear you that I do not have it decided. There are a lot of proposals. They have called me of Brazil, Mexico, Argentina... But my mentality is centred in the competitive level. The head have it here", cleared, leaving on the table the possibility to continue in the European football.

Finally, it culminated speaking of the renewal of Kylian Mbappé with Paris Saint-Germain and that Lionel Messi enteró at the same time that the French made public it. "I swear you by my children that until the day that announced it Read did not say me at all of the of Mbappé. It did not know at all", it concluded.

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