Suarez shows Barca what they are missing as he turns 34

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Eibar v Atletico Madrid - Ipurua Municipal Stadium, Eibar, Spain - January 21, 2021 Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their first goal with Angel Correa REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's transfer business has been criticised by fans and pundits alike in recent years but few decisions could have been more ill thought out than allowing Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to leave for Atletico Madrid in the close season.

In addition to upsetting the club's talisman Lionel Messi by the manner in which they handled Suarez's departure, Barca weakened themselves and gave Atleti the kind of goalscorer they had been missing for the past few campaigns.