Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has responded to criticism over the timing of a knee operation that saw him miss Saturday's Copa del Rey final defeat to Valencia.
The Uruguay international is expected to be fit in time for the 2019 Copa America and has taken to Twitter to clarify why he went under the knife before the end of Barcelona's season.
The 32-year-old says he feels he must answer those who "question my professionalism" and adds that he was "forced to go through the operating room and miss the final yesterday against my will" after suffering a "meniscus tear" in Barcelona's UEFA Champions League defeat to Liverpool.