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Friday, January 28, 2011

Liverpool agree £23m Luis Suarez deal with Ajax

Today is a happy day indeed.  Luis Suarez looks the real deal and will make a great addition to the Liverpool squad.  When coupled with Andy Carrol they will form a devastating strike partnership. Taking a look at his stats below we can see that he is a prolific goal scorer.  He has proven his class at the club level, European level and international level. In my opinion we need to add a wide man, a center back and a proper leftback/fullback and we will have a very good team that can compete for top honors.  





Liverpool agree £23m Luis Suarez deal with Ajax
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Liverpool have agreed a fee to sign Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez from Dutch club Ajax for £23m.
The deal for the 24-year-old striker is subject to Suarez passing a medical and agreeing personal terms with the Premier League club.
Liverpool initially bid £12.7m for Suarez, but Ajax told them to come back with a more "respectful" offer.
That led to Liverpool almost doubling their offer to tempt the Dutch giants to sell the forward.
Clubs usually have to pay a premium to sign players during the January transfer window - Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko reportedly cost Manchester City £27m earlier this month - and Ajax will make a £16.6m profit on a player they bought from Groningen for £6.4m in 2007.
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During his spell with the Amsterdam club Suarez scored 111 goals in 159 appearances. His scoring ratio for Uruguay is one goal in every three internationals, having scored 10 times in 30 games, including three goals in last summer's World Cup.
The Uruguayan has just finished serving a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal on the shoulder in a league match in November.
"I can understand Luis wanting to go to Liverpool, it's a beautiful club, but then it has to be satisfying for both parties," said Ajax manager Frank de Boer.
Suarez is the first major signing for Liverpool's new owners, Fenway Sports Group, since it bought the club in October.
However, it comes at a time when the Reds have just turned down an offer from Premier League rivals Chelsea of about £35m for Fernando Torres and the focus is likely to remain on whether the Spaniard will be sold in the next few days.
SUAREZ CAREER HISTORY
January 1987: Born in Salto, Uruguay
2005: Makes professional debut with Montevideo club Nacional (12 goals, 29 games)
2006: Signs for Dutch side Groningen (10 goals, 29 games)
February 2007: Makes debut for Uruguay against Colombia; sent off in 85th minute
August 2007: Joins Ajax in a £6.4m deal
January 2011: Liverpool agree £23m deal with Ajax for Suarez
The 26-year-old Torres has struggled for form so far this season but has scored nine goals in 26 appearances for the Reds.
Suarez was at the centre of controversy when he was sent off in Uruguay's World Cup quarter-final against Ghana for handling the ball on the line to keep out Dominic Adiyah's goalbound header in the last minute of the game.
Ghana missed the subsequent spot-kick and were beaten in a penalty shoot-out - with Suarez celebrating from the sidelines.
Last weekend Suarez, who has scored seven goals in the Dutch league this season, spoke of his desire to play in the Premier League.
"I used to think that English football was not my style," the Uruguayan, who turned 24 on Monday, told the Sunday Times. "But I saw Carlos Tevez play at Boca and Corinthians and I never imagined that he would play in the Premier League.
"When I see the way that Tevez plays there I think I can be a big name in England. It's because of the energy, and the spirit they put into the game in England. Now, I think it's a kind of football that suits me."


Stats:





LUIS SUAREZ

2010/11 STATISTICS
TEAM
Competition
GS
SB
G
A
SH
SG
FC
FS
YC
RC
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uruguay
International Friendly
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Season Totals
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2009/10 STATISTICS
TEAM
Competition
GS
SB
G
A
SH
SG
FC
FS
YC
RC
Ajax Amsterdam
UEFA Europa League
6
1
2
2
20
12
11
18
3
0
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Season Totals
10
2
10
2
20
12
11
18
5
0
2008/09 STATISTICS
TEAM
Competition
GS
SB
G
A
SH
SG
FC
FS
YC
RC
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Cup
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uruguay
International Friendly
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ajax Amsterdam
UEFA Cup
10
0
5
2
28
9
6
21
3
0
Season Totals
12
0
6
2
28
9
6
21
3
0
2007/08 STATISTICS
TEAM
Competition
GS
SB
G
A
SH
SG
FC
FS
YC
RC
Ajax Amsterdam
UEFA Champions League
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ajax Amsterdam
Dutch Eredivisie
34
4
19
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Season Totals
36
4
20
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
2006/07 STATISTICS
TEAM
Competition
GS
SB
G
A
SH
SG
FC
FS
YC
RC
FC Groningen
UEFA Cup
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FC Groningen
Dutch Eredivisie
31
3
13
0
0
0
0
0
7
0

GLOSSARY
GS: Games Started, SB: Used as Substitute, G: Goals, A: Assists, SH: Shots, SG: Shots on goal, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, SV: Saves, OF: Offsides, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses
  




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