The Luis Suárez-Atlético operation is very complicated. The possible signing of the Uruguayan striker is currently broken and the Madrid club has activated another of the options they have on the table: Cavani. Atlético maintains contacts with the player's agent in light of the events of the last few hours. AS already announced on August 22 that the player did not close the door to the club.
Luis Suárez had agreed on his departure from Barcelona to not be able to sign for certain teams. Atlético was not among them, but after the commotion and the echo caused by the possibility of dressing as a rojiblanco, Barcelona has backed down. The culé club has wanted to put Atlético on that list of prohibited clubs, which has caused the anger and discomfort of the Uruguayan soccer player.
Thus, Barcelona proposed to Luis Suárez the option of leaving for Atlético but with the condition of forgiving the year of contract he has with the Barça entity. That was not what was agreed at the beginning, so the talks between the player and Barcelona are at a standstill. Barcelona want to make it difficult for them.
Atlético is not willing to change its roadmap either, so the signing has stalled. The Wanda Metropolitano club has several options, although Cavani's is the first.