Atlético de Madrid, who obviously like the player, do not have the necessary financial room for maneuver to make this signing.
The priority right now is the departure of an attacking man, but a free player or a loan with an option to buy is preferred for his replacement.
The Uruguayan player's salary is unaffordable for Atlético.
Luis Suárez, a dream that borders on the impossible for Atlético.
The Atletico Madrid goes to the search for a new striker. An affirmation that does not necessarily mean that it will be able to be transferred to reality because the mattress team, like many other clubs, is in a complicated situation due to the crisis generated by the coronavirus.
A crisis that in the case of Atlético was valued at more than 100 million euros of loss, in a reduction of the budget for 20/21. A situation that has made the Metropolitan offices assume that very possibly, due to the desire to change several positions in the face of this upcoming course, it cannot be 100% fulfilled.
This prelude has to do with the fact that, right now, between desire and reality, there is a life in the case of Atlético . And that affects, for example, one of the names that generate the most illusion in the mattress fans. We are talking about Luis Suárez , forward of FC Barcelona.
Catalan table does not have it, to the Athletic likes, their fans even more , as a possible replacement for the front ... but the reality is stark in this regard and Atletico assume that it is an operation that day Today borders on the impossible. The environment of the player already knows it from the mouth of the mattress club itself .
Because of how events are taking place, it is reasonable to think that many remembered what happened in the case of David Villa, who gave a great rojiblanco performance. But unfortunately for Atlético , the situation is not the same.
The concern of the mattress box is now due to the departure of Diego Costa , who is the one chosen to make cash. But it is not an easy situation. He has a high chip and the rojiblanco team paid 66 million euros to Chelsea for him . He has one year left on his contract and Atlético will not be able to enter too much for him, if they find a club that takes care of the whole situation.
The departure of a striker is a 'sine qua non' condition to even dream that Suárez or any other candidate could land in the Metropolitano . It is true that in the last hours the name of Álvaro Morata has come to the fore in relation to Juventus , but the rojiblanco team is clear that the Madrilenian will not come out.
AN UNFAILABLE SALARY
If Atlético could solve the Costa issue , in the case of Luis Suárez there would still be a huge problem. The Uruguayan salary. That at Barça it exceeded 20 million euros. Even if the salary was lowered to more than half, Atlético would have it almost impossible. Let us remember that, facing next season, by LaLiga regulations , teams can only use 25% of the money received from signings plus the saving of chips from those who leave, to sign. That is to say, that paying the salary, even down, of the Uruguayan, would need to give way to Costa , if not him and several other important footballers.
A payroll, on the other hand, that would have dynamited the salary balance of the locker room. And all for a player who is already 33 years old, on his way to 34.
With the current conditions, we already said, Atlético understands that the matter borders on the impossible. We will have to see how the market evolves. The rojiblanco club is thinking right now of players who could arrive free, or with a loan with an option to buy.
As much as you like, Atlético was in talks to sign him when he was a member of Ajax , but he finally left for Liverpool , the truth is that right now it is almost impossible. If the situation were to change, it would be seen, because it is not the first time that the rojiblanco team has juggled to find a way out of this labyrinth that seems not to have it. In his day he already achieved it in the signings of Costa , Morata or this past winter with Cavani , whom he had done in an operation that was blown up by a last request from the player's environment.