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Sam Marsden
Moises Llorens
Luis Suarezs relocate to Atletico Madrid is back on after the strikers legal team reached a contract in concept to terminate his agreement with Barcelona, sources told ESPN.
When it emerged Suarez was close to signing for Atletico, a new deal had to be struck after Barca backpedalled on the original contract made on Monday.
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The original terms would have allowed Suarez to leave for totally free in exchange for the Uruguay global giving up a portion of the last year of his contracted salary at Camp Nou. In addition, he would not have been permitted to join particular clubs specified in the contract.
Atletico did not feature amongst those clubs he could sign up with, leading Barca to backtrack when it emerged their third-highest scorer of perpetuity might possibly sign up with a La Liga title competitor for nothing.
Suarez, 33, was furious and sources told ESPN he was prepared to speak out on the issue, however that will not be necessary following further developments on Tuesday.
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Sources were unable to validate the precise regards to the new agreement, but some reports say Atletico will not pay Barca a preliminary charge for Suarez and instead will pay a number of performance-related variables.
When he took over last month, New coach Ronald Koeman told Suarez he was not in his plans. Suarez has not been associated with any of Barcas 3 preseason friendlies as settlements continued over the termination of his agreement.
He refused the possibility to join Inter Miami and become the highest-ever earner in Major League Soccer history, while a relocation to Juventus likewise failed.
Suarezs switch to Juve was dependent on his obtaining Italian citizenship, which unwinded on Tuesday when it emerged a language examination taken in Perugia recently is under examination from prosecutors amid irregularities.
The Barca forward is not under investigation himself.
Atletico had actually always been waiting in the wings, with coach Diego Simeone especially keen to bring him in. Alvaro Moratas loan relocation to Juve, confirmed on Tuesday, opened up space on the wage bill to sign Suarez.
The move draws parallels with David Villas switch from Barca to Atletico in 2013. With Villa up front, Simeones side won the La Liga title and reached the Champions League last.
Suarez is set to leave Barca after 6 successful years at the club. He has actually scored 198 objectives considering that signing from Liverpool for around EUR75 million in 2014.
