Luis Suarez is being offered to various Serie A clubs, but nobody seems to be interested, perhaps also because the last time he almost joined Juventus, it ended in a scandal.
The former Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker is currently a free agent, one who at the age of 35 still believes he has a great deal to give.
The veteran Uruguay international has been proposed to several Serie A sides over the last few days by his agent, including Atalanta, Fiorentina and of course Juventus.
It’s not entirely surprising that the Italian clubs are reticent to sign Suarez, and not just because of his age and perhaps lack of motivation.
Suarez was very close to joining Juventus in September 2020, although the deal could only go through if he managed to obtain an Italian passport.
He flew in with a private jet to take the oral exam proving some knowledge of the Italian language, visiting the international university of Perugia.
As luck would have it, the same examiners were already being wiretapped as part of an on-going investigation into their less than taxing tests for certain students.
A recording of Suarez’s test showed why, as they prompted and cajoled him along to give the correct answers, skipping over errors.
Suarez and Juventus were cleared of any wrong-doing, as this was part of a wider investigation into the university being too soft on celebrity or rich students, but it did enough to scupper the transfer and scare clubs off him for good.