Luis Suarez has had a longstanding feud with his former agent Daniel Fonseca, and the latter has come out to say that the FC Barcelona star has “psychological problems”.
Suarez’s problems with Fonseca began in the striker’s early days as a professional football player, after he moved from Uruguayan side Nacional to Eredivisie club Groningen. The former Ajax and Liverpool man had said in an interview with Montecarlo TV earlier this week that Fonseca owes him 20 per cent of his transfer fee from Nacional to Groningen.
However, Fonseca completely refuted these claims, claiming that the Uruguay international might have some serious mental issues.
“He’s lying, because he is a child who shows that he has psychological problems, for sure, we know that,” said Fonseca to Cuban radio channel Radio 1010 [via Goal.com]. “That’s why he is seeing a psychologist, but it’s not giving him the effect he desired. “
Fonseca is himself a former Uruguay international, having scored 11 goals for his country. The 46-year-old had also played for top Serie A teams like Napoli, Roma, and Juventus. Fonseca went on to explain his version of the events which led to the feud between him and the Barcelona striker.
“The story goes because one blessed day three friends from the youth team called me, and said something uncomfortable is happening with Luis,” said Fonseca. “I had to tell him something very uncomfortable to this kid, and to the day I die I will not say what it was. It was a very uncomfortable truth. He did not accept it, and it did not sit well with him.”
Are Suarez’s antics evidence of his ‘psychological problems’?
Suarez has been known to be a bit of a volatile player on the pitch. Known for simulating fouls, and often getting into the face of his opponents, Suarez is one player who doesn’t shy away from controversies. He has been caught biting his opponents thrice — the first time on PSV player Otman Bakkal (at Ajax), the second on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic (at Liverpool), and the third on Georgio Chiellini (in a World Cup match between Uruguay and Italy).
However, this eccentric behaviour may not really be an indication of “psychological problems”, as we have seen many top strikers behave peculiarly on the pitch. Diego Costa is a prime example of that. That being said, Fonseca never revealed the “uncomfortable” thing he had to tell Suarez, and we can never really be sure of what the real problem is.
