In pictures, Suarez undergoes checks at Atletico de Madrid before joining the Simeone battalion

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Atletico Madrid officially welcomed Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez as a new player in its ranks, after he underwent a routine medical examination on Friday before signing a two-year contract with Argentine coach Diego Simeone's team.


The capital club said on its official website: "Atletico Madrid reached an agreement with Luis Suarez so that the striker would become a new player in red and white colors. The Uruguayan underwent a medical examination and signed on Friday a two-year contract with our club."


Atletico announced late last Wednesday that it had signed a contract with the 33-year-old from its local opponent Barcelona, ​​who revealed in turn that the capital club had agreed to pay six million euros to the player.


On Wednesday, the Uruguayan left the last training session with Barcelona in tears, after his departure from the Catalan club was resolved with the arrival of the new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman, who informed the Uruguayan when he took over the task in the middle of last month to succeed Kiki Setien, that he is not included in his plans for the new season.


Suarez moved to Barcelona in 2014 from Liverpool, where he won 13 titles in Catalonia, including the European Champions League (2015) and the domestic league title four times in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.


Suárez left Barcelona, ​​the third-best goal-scorer in his history with 198 goals, behind Cesar Rodrigues (232) and the absolute star and Argentine scorer Lionel Messi (634).


Coman announced a few days after his appointment as coach of the Catalan club that he would not depend in the 2020-2021 season on Suarez, Chilean Arturo Vidal, who had recently moved to Inter Milan, and Ivan Rakicch, who returned to his former club Sevilla, and French defender Samuel Umtiti.


On Friday, Atletico said, "With the arrival of Luis Suarez, Atletico Madrid included a great scorer with great European experience, and he was always distinguished by his commitment on the field and was considered one of the best players in the world in his position."


Atletico pointed out that Suarez "is far from being the only Uruguayan who has played for our club. The striker will share a dressing room with Jose Maria Jimenez, who has played 190 games with Atleti since his arrival in 2013 ... Every red and white fan remembers Diego Forlan, who played 198 matches and scored. 96 goals in five seasons with the club. "


Another player loved by our fans is Diego Godin. The central defender played 389 games for Athlete, making him the most capped non-Spanish player in the club's history. He won eight titles during his time in Madrid ... Fernando Correa played 103 games for our club He was part of the team that won the double in the 1995-1996 season. Christian Rodriguez played 98 matches and won the European Super Cup, the League title and the Spanish Super Cup. "


He also mentioned Atlético Jorge "El Puglia" da Silva, who played with the team between 1985 and 1987, and Diego Alonso, who played with him for one season, on loan from Valencia and contributed to the return of the capital club in 2002 to the first division after two seasons in the second division.


Suarez begins his career with his new team on Friday afternoon with his first training session, but in the absence of his coach Simeone, who is still in home quarantine as a result of his infection with the emerging Corona virus.


Suarez can make his debut with "Rojiblancos" from Sunday when the capital club begins his career in the local league with a difficult confrontation at home against Granada, leaders, after he missed the first two stages due to the delay of his season as a result of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.


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