{"id":566715,"date":"2020-09-24T02:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=566715"},"modified":"2020-09-24T03:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T07:03:26","slug":"luis-suarez-completes-atletico-madrid-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/24\/luis-suarez-completes-atletico-madrid-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Su\u00e1rez Completes Atletico Madrid Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After six prosperous years at Barcelona, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a6154613\/Luis-Suarez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Su\u00e1rez<\/a> has officially completed a move away from the Camp Nou to title rivals Atletico Madrid. The 33-year-old arrives for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11838\/12079927\/luis-suarez-atletico-madrid-set-to-sign-barcelona-forward-for-5-5m\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported fee of \u00a35.5 million<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The move is currently subject to his medical and the agreement and formalisation of his contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He now has the chance to become the thorn in Barcelona&#8217;s side rather than the underappreciated hero he was for so many years. Under Simeone, too, Su\u00e1rez will only continue to take <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/la-liga\/\" target=\"_self\">La Liga<\/a> by storm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Luis Su\u00e1rez Completes Atletico Madrid Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Agreement with FC Barcelona over the transfer of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuisSuarez9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LuisSuarez9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TKCcXFRsoE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/TKCcXFRsoE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgJSChYN8F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pgJSChYN8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@atletienglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atletienglish\/status\/1308890690479370248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leaving Behind a Legendary Legacy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Four league titles, two Spanish Super Cups, one <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a>, one Club World Cup, one Uefa Super Cup, four Spanish Cups and 198 goals later, and Luis Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s time at Barcelona has come to an end. That list alone proves the great legacy in which he leaves behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The often controversial yet world-class Uruguayan forward may well go down as the best number nine of his generation, and will certainly take his place in the Barcelona history books. His tally of 308 goal involvements in 283 games is an astonishing figure and one only a player of Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s ability is capable of providing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite his age, Su\u00e1rez will undoubtedly provide Atletico Madrid with that extra prowess needed to reach greater heights under Diego Simeone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9raciasLuis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#9raciasLuis<\/a>, for being \ud835\ude0c\ud835\ude2d \ud835\ude17\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude30 \ud83d\udd2b\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuisSuarez9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LuisSuarez9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQpXS4R5eM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FQpXS4R5eM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1308994572366741504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> forward comes in as a replacement for Alvaro Morata, who has moved away from Atletico to re-join former club <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a> on loan.<\/p>\n<p>With Morata out of the picture, Suarez will compete alongside Diego Costa to be the main man in Simeone&#8217;s line-up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"IOVPflSOTMJo-fPs2gYxPw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1178623919\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'IOVPflSOTMJo-fPs2gYxPw',sig:'YR5nNh1V8kHFGKBcSeF3ON5u1it0ybxmxlxKKL6uPR8=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1178623919',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After six prosperous years at Barcelona, Luis Su\u00e1rez has officially completed a move away from the Camp Nou to title rivals Atletico Madrid. The 33-year-old arrives for a reported fee of \u00a35.5 million. The move is currently subject to his medical and the agreement and formalisation of his contract with the club. 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