Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman insists that he is not "the villain of this film" after Lionel Messi blasted the club over the manner of Luis Suarez's exit.
Forward Suarez joined Atletico Madrid on a two-year contract on Friday, leaving Barca after 198 goals in six seasons at the club.
It had been made clear to the Uruguayan that he had no future at Barca shortly after Koeman's arrival last month, with the Dutchman also tasked with shipping out other older members of the squad including Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal.
Messi, who had his own transfer issues at Barca this summer, was furious that his close friend Suarez was being told to leave with one year left on his contract, and he slammed the club for "throwing out" the forward in an
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