A reunion with Luis Suarez was never on the cards for the Barcelona legend, according to the boss of the reigning La Liga champions
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has denied reports that the club were in the running to sign Lionel Messi, admitting that they never had a hope of landing El Cholo's compatriot from Barcelona.
While Messi has been reunited with one-third of the famous MSN partnership at Paris Saint-Germain in Neymar, there was speculation that Luis Suarez could be the one lining up alongside him for the 2021-22 season.
Simeone, though, poured cold water on those rumours and affirmed there was no contact between his employers and the Argentina ace.