Liverpool accepted a £75million offer from Barcelona for Luis Suarez on this day in 2014. Throughout that season, rumours linking him with Barcelona were rife, though, and a sale had looked inevitable for some time. Barca could not be held off and, with “great reluctance” according to manager Brendan Rodgers, a sale was agreed. “I believe now the timing is right.”Suarez went on to score 198 goals in 283 appearances for Barcelona, winning four LaLiga titles and the Champions League. He won another league title after moving to Atletico Madrid last year.

Source: Express July 11, 2021 05:03 UTC