Suarez cuts Barca contract, agrees Atletico terms: Reports

BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and setled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain on Monday.

The Catalans’ third top scorer of all time was told he was not wanted by new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman and has been looking for a new club.

Suarez, 33, who has one year to run on his Barcelona contract, agreed a deal with the club to cut it short, reports said.

Mundo Deportivo said Suarez has fixed a contract with Atletico Madrid for two seasons, although the club will need to lighten their wage bill to accommodate the Uruguayan.

Reports in Italy say Juventus are in talks with Atletico to re-sign Spain striker Alvaro Morata. Suarez had been heavily linked with Juventus but coach Andrea Pirlo said it was unlikely he would come to Italy because of the difficulty in obtaining an EU passport.

The striker finished as Barca’s second-highest scorer last season behind captain Lionel Messi and scored 198 goals in 283 games for Barca, ater joining in 2014 from Liverpool.

BARCA’S VIDAL IN ITALY: Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal arrived in Italy on Sunday to complete a move to Inter Milan ater agreeing his exit from Barcelona, the Serie A club confirmed.

Inter Milan posted a photo on Twiter of the 33-year-old arriving at Milan Linate airport ahead of a medical early on Monday.

According to reports, Vidal is expected to sign the two-year contract, with an option of a third one, for six million euros ($7.1 million) per season.

Vidal reunites with Antonio Conte, who coached him at Juventus, where he won four Serie A titles in as many seasons before leaving for Bayern Munich in 2015.

He won the Bundesliga three times before leaving for Barcelona in 2018, where he also won La Liga.