Luis Suárez, after Coutinho?

Steven Gerrard tempts Luis Suarez. After recruiting another former teammate and also a former culé as Phillippe Coutinho, his challenge is the Uruguayan striker for Atlético de Madrid, who could be next. According to Gerard Romero, who maintains a close relationship with the Charrúa, the Aston Villa coach would have managed to get the gunslingerAt least he would think about it.

For this reason, I would have already rejected attempts at a lower sporting rank. The first, from the Brasileirao. The Atletico Mineiro, Brazilian champion, and his constellation of stars seek a replacement for the newly turned free agent, Diego Costa. He too Corinthians, which curiously points to Lizard’s striker. The palm trees closes the triplet of a South American adventure. From Saudi Arabia, from which the name of the club has not been disclosed, comes the exotic proposal… and a good handful of gold.

Suarez’s worst moment

Doubt makes an appearance at the lowest moment of the Uruguayan in his, so far, successful stage at Atlético de Madrid. His relevance in the rojiblanco team has diminished this season, due to his delicate physical condition and the enormous competition up front, with Cunha, Correa, Griezmann The João Félix subtracting minutes. Either by rotation, sporting merit or technical preference.

This season he has accumulated seven goals and two assists, when at this point last year he recorded eleven goals and two assists. But more than statistics, its lesser importance is more eloquent. no longer talk about Suarez dependency. And yes, of behaviors that come to the fore frequently when things go wrong like his latest anger. Even if Simeone He has taken it upon himself to pamper him: “We talked at least two months ago about what I think of him, about how important he is to us.” The unknown is served.

Gerrard – Suárez, a friendship forged by fire red

And into this breeding ground puts the spoon Steven Gerrard, with whom the gunslinger still maintains a affectionate friendship relationshipd of his time at Liverpool, which he has been in charge of airing many times. Recently, he commented on a photo of the current Aston Villa manager celebrating the day he scored a hat-trick at Goodison Park against Everton, eternal rival red, with two passes from the Uruguayan. “I will never forget these amazing times. Leyenda Steven Gerrard, when I made you turn a hat-trick into a derby,” Suarez wrote.

“He is currently the best in the world,” said the Englishman when they shared the rojiblanco dressing room. That affective component It will be one of the weapons that the former Glasgow Rangers coach will use to try to convince him of a possible return to the Premier. Precisely this will be the second, that of that nostalgic part of returning to competition where he shot to the front page of the European football scene.