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Luis Suárez, forward of the Athletic of Madrid

IN INTERVIEW To 'SPORT'

Enrique Cerezo is sincere: Was the transfer of Luis Suárez to Atleti free?

Published:8/05/2021 - 00:43h

Updated:8/05/2021 - 00:43h

The president of the Atléitco of Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, has spoken on the arrival of Luis Suárez to Wanda Metropolitan pertinent of the FC Barcelona

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In the previous of the Barça-Atleti of LaLiga Santander, the president of the Athletic of Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, offered an interview to the newspaper 'Sport' in which it was questioned by the traspaso of Luis Suárez to the group 'colchonero', during the past summer, that went reason of a lot of controversies in his moment.

During the past year, after Ronald Koeman communicated him to Luis Suárez that it did not form part of his plans of face to the next season, the Uruguayan began to look for team and was about to recalar in the Juventus of Turín, but by problems with the obtaining of the Italian nationality, had to look for other options.

Finally, fichó by the Athletic of Madrid in an operation inexplicable for the barcelonismo. The Barcelona group 'gave' to the third maximum goleador of his history to a direct rival in Spain and the figures always have been very garbled. It spoke , in this moment, that the Atleti had paid five or six millions (more variable) by his traspaso, but to day of today is a mystery.

In his go through 'Sport', Cerezo neither gave a lot of details. The mandator, on Luis Suárez, said that "it is a glorious player and a big person. The Barcelona no longer has to Luis Suárez, but has a big team and with players very important", highlighted, but avoided to give details on the price of his traspaso to Wanda Metropolitan.

"You think that there is some traspaso in which there is not economic compensation?".

In concrete, Cerezo highlighted that "what can confirm and say it to you with the heart in the hand is that the Barcelona, the Athletic of Madrid and Luis Suárez have gone out benefited and when the three parts are happy is that all has gone well", signalling, when it was questioned on if there was economic profit, that "you think that there is some traspaso in which there is not economic compensation?".

The 'secret' of the traspaso of Griezmann

Cerezo Did not deny that the Barça paid more than the 120 million euros by Antoine Griezmann, of his clásula of rescission. "Yes, something had to this", highlighted, to confirm that this subject is in the past and that gladdens that the things are going out well for both parts after the exit of the 'Principito'.

The president 'colchonero' signalled that "all this already is forgotten, Griezmann is in the Barcelona, had decided to leave to the Barcelona and here is playing. It was a good business for the Athletic, for Griezmann and for the Barcelona" and that the Barcelona club does not have to them at all. "No, the Barça does not have to at all. It is a big club and one of the most important teams in the world.And I to the Barça wish him the maximum luck in everything", sentenced.