After Ronald Koeman told the striker, 33, that he was no longer wanted at the Camp Nou, he began a frantic search for a new team.
However, it has not gone to plan for Suarez with a switch to Juventus ended due to passport delays.
That brought LaLiga rivals Atletico into view, a deal that would involve Barcelona terminating the player’s contract.
On Tuesday morning, Spanish outlet AS reported that club president Josep Maria Bartomeu had dramatically forbidden the move.
The Blaugrana chief, 57, is said to have decided against paying Suarez’s contract off so he can join a fellow title challenger.
As part of the Uruguayan’s agreement to terminate his deal, a number of blacklisted clubs have been named that he cannot join.
And Bartomeu has reportedly added Atletico to the list, meaning the two teams must find a formal agreement for the transfer.
Diego Simeone’s side are hardly flushed with cash however, lead ing to reports of a 60 per cent pay cut on Suarez’s £405,000-a-week wages to complete the move.
Furthermore, Atletico were understood to be in talks with Juventus over a deal for Alvaro Morata.
Letting the Spaniard go on a £9million loan, made permanent for £41m, was one way to fund Suarez’s arrival.
But the latest revelations leave that transfer and Suarez’s future up in the air.
The ex-Liverpool star turned up for Barcelona training as usual on Monday afternoon and new boss Koeman will play him if a move away cannot be sorted.
The Catalans nonetheless remain determined to get him off their mammoth wage bill, with Memphis Depay lined up as a replacement.
Source: thesun.co.uk