But the Uruguayan legend had other plans.
He signed with Atlético Madrid and didn’t just silence the critics he roared back to life.
In his debut season under Diego Simeone:
32 appearances
21 goals
3 assists
LaLiga Champion dethroning his former club in the process!
A poetic twist of fate the man Barcelona deemed “finished” came back to snatch the title from their grasp and prove he still had fire in his boots.
El Pistolero didn’t fade away quietly…
He went out guns blazing.
