His phone cheers against Barcelona caused a sensation, now Luis Suarez has commented on the exact sequence of the phone call with Koeman.
Luis Suarez, striker of the Spanish champions Atletico Madrid, has revealed specific details about the departure from his long-term employer FC Barcelona. This was mainly about the now infamous phone conversation with Barca coach Ronald Koeman.
As part of the Twitch show GigantesFC Suarez host Gerard Romero described the course of the phone call: “The call from Koeman, in which he announced that I was not part of his plans, lasted 40 seconds. That way you don’t say goodbye to a legend.”
But the coach’s inconsistency also angered him, said the Uruguayan: “First he told me that I wasn’t part of his plans and then he said that I would play against Villarreal if I hadn’t settled my contract by then. He had not the character to tell me clearly whether he didn’t want me or whether it was actually the club. “
Atleticos Suarez: “Hard time” for Messi and me at Barcelona
Suarez also gave an insight into the conversations with his good friend and former team-mate Lionel Messi: “It was difficult days because I gave everything for the club. I spoke to Sofia [Suarez’ Frau] and Leo. It was a complicated year. Messi wanted to leave and I was sent away. Both of our families were having a hard time. “
The 34-year-old then moved to league competitor Atletico Madrid, where he immediately won the championship. When he scored last weekend in a 2-0 win against ex-club Barcelona, his phone gesture caused a sensation during the cheering. Observers interpret this as an allusion to the phone call with the now heavily counted Catalan coach Koeman.
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