Barcelona on Wednesday confirmed that Luis Suarez will join Atletico Madrid after the clubs reached an agreement for a 6 million euro deal for the Uruguayan striker.

Suarez, who has won 13 titles with Barca, will leave after six seasons at the club.

In a statement on their website, Barcelona said that Atletico would pay the transfer fees in ‘variables’ as part of the deal.

“FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Luis Suarez. The Madrid club will pay FC Barcelona €6 million in variables,” the statement read.

“FC Barcelona would like to publicly express their gratitude to Luis Suarez for his commitment and dedication and wishes him all the best for the future,” it added.

Suarez had joined Barcelona from Liverpool for £75 million in 2014, and will leave as the third highest scorer in the club’s history with 198 goals, after Lionel Messi (634) and Cesar Rodriguez (232).

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