Nobody has talked to me about leaving Barca – Suarez

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has spoken out about his situation at the club in the wake of Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and the subsequent decision to replace Quique Setien with Ronald Koeman as first team coach.

Barca President Josep Maria Bartomeu also talked about clearing out the Barca dressing room and failed to mention Suarez in a list of players who he wanted to keep at the club.

Speaking in an interview in Spain’s ‘El Pais’ newspaper, Suarez said “nobody” had discussed his future with him.

“It would be good if the person in charge speaks directly to me… My idea today is to continue, but if the club decides that I am expendable, I have no problem talking,” he commented, adding that he “hadn’t spoken” to Koeman either.

“As long as they count on me, I want to continue contributing everything I can. I have had the support of the fans since I arrived and that gives me a lot of strength,” continued the striker, who said he would have no problem if he had to be substitute.

“Competition is always good and if the coach thinks I have to start from the bench, I have no problem helping the team with the role they give me,” he said.

Suarez described the 8-2 defeat to Bayern as a day when “everything went wrong,” but looks to Barca’s bitter rival, Real Madrid as an example to follow.

“I remember that Ajax eliminated Real Madrid from the Champions League (in 2019) and it was said that (Tony) Kroos was finished, they wanted to retire (Luka) Modric, they said that (Sergio) Ramos was a disaster and suddenly nobody was worth anything… and the following year everything went better,” he commented of the new La Liga champions.

“I honestly think there is a lack of coherence, patience and, above all memory; when you lack the arguments to explain things, people usually come up with an easy and simple explanation,” he concluded.

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