It means Emery’s side will not be in the Champions League next season.
“At the end of the game I thought that I had torn my groin and they did a scan and saw that I had an oedema [a build-up of fluid] on the bone in my pelvis,” Suarez told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.
“I thought I had torn something; I was in a lot of pain.
“And from then on I carried on training with medication and putting up with it as best I could but I didn’t feel right and [Unai] Emery didn’t think I was right. I wasn’t comfortable.
“I don’t think I was even at 50 per cent.
Arsenal transfer news: Denis Suarez failed to impress while on loan from Barcelona (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal transfer news: Unai Emery was unable to get the best out of Denis Suarez (Image: GETTY)
“After 15 days of being at Arsenal, I wasn’t right.
“From the 16th I wasn’t even at 50 per cent.”
Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has also had his say on Suarez after his failed spell at Arsenal.
“He’s one of these players I don’t get,” Nicol said of Suarez.
“I’m not quite sure where he plays.
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“For me I don’t remember ever seeing him catching my eye.
“I don’t remember him ever being brilliant, he just seems to be there.
“If I’m somebody who’s looking for a midfielder like that, I’m asking him why he’s not playing at Arsenal, because Arsenal for me in the middle of the park aren’t particularly brilliant either.
“So, he’s leaving, the problem is I don’t know where he’s going.”
Suarez has made 71 career appearances for Barcelona, scoring eight goals.