{"id":31138,"date":"2014-07-11T12:16:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T12:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=31138"},"modified":"2014-07-11T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T17:35:51","slug":"liverpool-agree-to-sell-suarez-to-barcelona-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/liverpool-agree-to-sell-suarez-to-barcelona-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool agree to sell Suarez to Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool have announced that they have reached a deal with Spanish giants Barcelona over the transfer of Luis Suarez to the Catalan club.<\/p>\n
In a statement on their official website, the club announced \u201cthat Luis Suarez will be leaving the club after a transfer agreement was reached with FC Barcelona.\u201d<\/p>\n
It went on to state that the player had the club\u2019s permission to join Barcelona after the necessary formalities had been completed.<\/p>\n
The club thanked the player for his three years at the club and wished him and his family “well for the future.”<\/p>\n
Barcelona also posted a picture of Suarez in the club’s kit and welcomed him to the club.<\/p>\n
Luis Suarez, who still had four years left on his contract at Anfield, will join Barcelona next week for a fee believed to be in the region of 75 million pounds and sign a five-year deal at the club after he completes a medical and agrees personal terms.<\/p>\n
Suarez said in a statement that he hoped Liverpool fans would understand why he made the decision to move to Spain.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“I believe now the timing is right.<\/p>\n
“I am very proud I have played my part in helping to return Liverpool to the elite of the Premier League and in particular back into the Champions League,” he added.<\/p>\n