Published 13:47 IST, August 25th 2020
Luis Suarez 'very upset' with Barcelona after being axed through a minute-long phone call
Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez is 'very upset' by the manner in which the LaLiga giants informed him about terminating his contract at the Camp Nou.
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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is one of several players expected to pay price for club's humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat at hands of Bayern Munich. It is reported that Barcelona will terminate Luis Suarez's contract in next few weeks after y informed 33-year-old he will t play a part in new boss Ronald Koeman's plans for future. However, Uruguayan forward is reported to be 'very upset' by manner in which he was informed about his future as phone call between player and Barcelona board lasted only a brief minute.
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Luis Suarez transfer news: Barcelona star longer in club's plans for future
On Monday, reports from Catalan newspaper Sport claimed that Ronald Koeman held a brief conversation with Luis Suarez over his future at club. It is reported that Koeman informed Suarez that he is t part of his future project with star forward's contract set to be terminated in next few weeks. conversation took place over a phone call that lasted less than a minute as Suarez didn't ask for any explanations.
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However, it is w believed that Luis Suarez is 'very upset' after phone call was brought to an abrupt end. According to COPE, 'El Pistolero' doesn’t believe that a one-minute phone call is an appropriate way to treat a player who has done so much for club over past six years. South American superstar believes that he deserves a more fitting farewell after being unceremoniously dumped over phone. Suarez also feels that he's being unfairly singled out for all that's happened at Camp u and fears it could dam his reputation as a Barca legend.
Suarez joined Barcelona from Liverpool in summer of 2014 for a reported £64.98 million (€82.3 million). His six years at Camp u have yielded 198 goals and 97 assists in 283 appearances. Luis Suarez is also third-highest goalscorer in Barcelona's history, only behind Lionel Messi and Cesar. Suarez helped Barcelona win Champions League, four LaLiga titles, four Spanish Cups and two Spanish Super Cups.
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Luis Suarez transfer news: Suarez to PSG?
Reports from Sport claim that PSG superstar Neymar has informed club to sign Suarez as former Liverpool star would be ideal forward player to play alongside him. Suarez and Neymar played spent three years toger at Barcelona. Thomas Tuchel's side could pick Suarez up as a free nt if Barcelona terminate his contract. Suarez still has one year remaining on his deal with LaLiga giants as Barcelona ponder ways to raise funds with his transfer. Previously, reports linked Suarez to Ajax with Eredivisie side willing to pay around £13.5 million (€14.9million) for services of ir former player.
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13:47 IST, August 25th 2020