The journey of Luis Suárez’s departure has ended up leaving a bittersweet aftertaste. The way the club managed the departure of the Uruguayan led the way from the beginning and it seems that with the departure of the player the reproaches are not over. First it was Koeman’s call – which lasted barely a minute – to let him know he didn’t count on him, and then the technical decision not to call him up in any preseason game. And rumors during the negotiations ended up tightening the rope even more. Despite the tension at the farewell ceremony, the Uruguayan did not want to get into controversy. But yesterday Leo Messi, through social media, wanted to say goodbye to his friend and shoot at the same time against the board to clearly show the rupture between the locker room and the club offices.
“I was already thinking about it, but today I went into the dressing room and came across the reality. How difficult it will be not to continue sharing the day to day with you, both on and off the pitch. It has been many years, many mates, lunches, dinners … Many things that will never be forgotten, all together. It will be weird to see you in another shirt and much more to face us. You deserved to be fired as you are: one of the most important players in the history of the club, with whom you have achieved important things both as a group and individually. And not that they kicked you out like they did. But the truth is that at this point I am no longer surprised by anything. I wish you all the best in this new challenge. I love you so much, I love you so much. See you soon, friend “, wrote Messi.
The message of the Argentine striker began to run like wildfire and, in addition to the fans, some former teammates and footballers also made public their displeasure with the management of the Barça management and the deal with the Uruguayan. The first to respond was Neymar Jr., a former teammate and close friend of both Suarez and Messi. “It’s amazing how they do things,” he wrote, accompanied by an emoticon that covered his face in despair.
Former Barça striker Samuel Eto’o, with whom Suárez’s career as a Barça player has been compared, added: “Elegance cannot be bought. Take care and think of yourself “, he advised Messi. “It simply came to our notice then. It only confirms itself year after year! This is not about winning or losing, we know about that and a lot, it’s about respect and they don’t know! It is still strong that somehow we will be here “, wrote Dani Alves. Among the more than 100,000 comments were also those of Cesc Fàbregas and Ángel Di María, who “applauded” the Argentine’s writing.
Suarez responds by attacking the board
Hours after the text was published, and already from Madrid, Suárez responded to Messi making it clear that the link between the two remained intact. In addition, the Uruguayan also threw a poisoned dart at the board and Bartomeu, which he had not wanted to do in his farewell ceremony. “Thank you, friend, for your words, but thank you more for being the way you are, for what you did from day one with me and my family. I will always be grateful to Messi as a human being, the funny and the sentimental, because the player, everyone sees him. Don’t forget what I told you: “Keep enjoying and showing that for some reason you are number 1, and that two, three or four don’t understand how big you are for the club and for the world of football.”
The distance between the dressing room and the board increases at times. Since the end of last season the disagreements have become even more visible. The most serious public confrontation was the series of Messi’s continuity at the Barça club, in which the reproaches between the Argentine star and the president were the bread of every day. “I told the club, especially the president, that I wanted to leave. The president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I wanted to leave or if I wanted to stay, and in the end he did not keep his word “, accused Messi in the interview where he announced that he would stay at Barça reluctantly. Now, once again, the confrontation between the captain and Bartholomew is back on the front page. And it certainly won’t be the last.
Suárez trains under Simeone’s orders and is already one more mattress
Luis Suárez is already a player for Atletico Madrid. Yesterday in the early hours of the day he arrived on a private flight in the Spanish capital and immediately went to the clinic of the white-and-red entity for a medical examination. In the afternoon Suárez visited the facilities of what is already his new sports city and signed the contract that will link him with Atlético for the next two seasons. With a total cost of up to six million in variables – Barça’s income will depend on how far Atlético reach the Champions League – the Mattress team is enthusiastically welcoming the Uruguayan striker. “With the arrival of Suárez we incorporate a great scorer, with extensive experience in Europe, who has always been characterized by his dedication to the field and is considered one of the best in his position on a global scale,” said l entity. The Uruguayan then dressed in shorts to make his first training session as a white-and-red under Diego Simeone.
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