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Koeman: Suarez could have stayed at Barcelona to prove me wrong

Ronald Koeman says Luis Suarez could have stayed at Barcelona to prove him wrong instead of moving to Atletico Madrid.

The Uruguayan attacker was deemed surplus to requirements after the Catalan side's disappointing 2019-20 campaign and subsequently joined Diego Simeone's team after seeing a move to Juventus fall through.

Suarez had spent a successful six-year spell at Camp Nou, winning the Champions League along with four La Liga titles among other trophies, and managed to net 21 times in 36 appearances in all competitions in his final season at the club.