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La Liga giants FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with EPL side Liverpool for striker Luis Suarez who will now be travelling to Spain for his medical next week for a reported fee of £75 million.
Suarez, aged 27, has agreed to a five-year contract with the Catalan club, and will be Uruguay’s fifteenth player to represent the club.
Liverpool thanked Suarez for his services to the club through an official statement. “Liverpool FC confirms that Luis Suarez will be leaving the club after a transfer agreement was reached with FC Barcelona. The player now has permission to complete the usual formalities, which will then conclude the transfer.”
“We would like to thank Luis for his contribution and the role he played in helping bring Champions League football back to Anfield. Everyone at Liverpool Football Club wishes Luis and his family well for the future.”
Luis Suarez: Playing in Spain is a life-long dream
Liverpool had an official statement from Suarez following his move.
"It is with a heavy heart that I leave Liverpool for a new life and new challenges in Spain,” said Suarez. “Both me and my family have fallen in love with this club and with the city. But most of all I have fallen in love with the incredible fans. You have always supported me and we, as a family, will never forget it, we will always be Liverpool supporters.
"I hope you can all understand why I have made this decision. This club did all they could to get me to stay, but playing and living in Spain, where my wife's family live, is a lifelong dream and ambition. I believe now the timing is right,” he added.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: Nobody is bigger than the club
Speaking to the club’s website, Rodgers said, “Luis is a very special talent and I thank him for the role he has played in the team in the past two years, during my time at Liverpool.”
"The club have done all they can over a sustained period of time to try to keep Luis at Liverpool. It is with great reluctance and following lengthy discussions we have eventually agreed to his wishes to move to Spain for new experiences and challenges. We wish him and his young family well; we will always consider them to be friends.
"If there is one thing the history of this great club teaches us, it is that Liverpool FC is bigger than any individual. I hope our supporters continue to dream and believe that we are moving forward and with continued improvement and progression, together we will bring the success we all crave and deserve."
