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Atlético de Madrid
you are in luck with your latest acquisition, that of Luis Suarez
. A signing that just a month ago seemed impossible in the rojiblanco team due to market circumstances, but that the very course of events (with the departure of Alvaro Morata), ended up becoming a reality.
An express request of Diego Pablo Simeone, mattress coach, by the hand of a Athletic who already followed the player since he was a member of Dutch football.
This Thursday is a day of emotions for the Uruguayan footballer in the confirmation of his signing for him Atlético de Madrid. The final officiality of the matter is pending the pertinent medical examination that is usually carried out on all new incorporations. Logical on the other hand and in this case more necessary because the footballer comes from a past year in which he had a complicated knee injury that kept him out of circulation for several months.
The player's schedule was tight. The Uruguayan said goodbye to the culé fans this Thursday, in a telematic press conference that was held at 12:30 p.m. and in which, among many other things, he explained why he chose the Atlético de Madrid.
After that he was scheduled to travel to the capital of Spain to pass the relevant medical examination, the last step before signing the contract with the new club. The original idea was for him to pass the exam on Thursday afternoon, but in the end it could not be and it was postponed to Friday morning.
Obviously, you must also pass the relevant tests PCR to check that everything is fine, although in this case, in the rows of the FC Barcelona It has already been happening. Be that as it may, the Athletic He understands that he will train this Friday, when the rojiblanco team has scheduled a session, the afternoon, in which the Uruguayan would already be.
Beyond that, on Saturday there will be one last training session before taking on the Pomegranate in what will be the league premiere of Atlético de Madrid in this season. And that's where Simeone he wants the Uruguayan to already have his first minutes. It will be complicated, not to say impossible, to have them at the beginning but during the game.
For this appointment on Sunday, everything indicates that the attack couple will be the one formed by Diego Costa and Joao
Felix, with options for MLlorente arches.
The deadlines are very tight and it is true that Suarez knows neither the methodology nor the style of the Athletic of Simeone, but he is a footballer who has already had a huge career behind him. Regarding its physical level, it remains to be seen in what conditions it arrives. Although he has been training at the facilities of the FC Barcelona has not had minutes in any of the friendlies that the Catalan team played. In any case, in the Athletic It is understood that his physical condition will allow him to contribute something during the match, although it is a decision that will be made after seeing him in the first sessions and evaluating how he arrives.