It appears that Barcelona’s new head coach Ronald Koeman changed his mind about wanting to get rid of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. Although Koeman initially determined that there is no place for Suarez on Camp Nou anymore, he now seems to be more open for the 33-year-old player to stay with the club.
When he took over Barca last month, Koeman identified several veteran players who are not in his plans for the future. Suarez was one of them, and his exit seemed like a done deal with his former club Ajax and Seria A champions Juventus being interested in his services.
However, Suarez’s talks with other clubs recently stalled, and the possibility of him staying is becoming more probable. If this ends up happening, Koeman is willing to give him an opportunity.
“Suarez will be one more [member of the squad] if he stays,” said Koeman in a recent chat with TV3. “I was talking to Luis this morning. We will wait to see if there is a way out or not. We respect contracts and, from day one, we have said that if he stays on the squad, it will be one more.”
Luis Suarez joined Barca from Liverpool in 2014 and has played 283 games with the club, scoring 198 goals in all competitions. Suarez has one year left on his deal and is set to become a free agent in the summer of 2021.
