http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...r-way-for-80m-barcelona-transfer-9574506.html
Luis Suarez apology: Liverpool had no prior knowledge of statement as striker seeks to clear way for £80m Barcelona transfer
Luis Suarez has finally issued an apologyfor biting Giorgio Chiellini six days after the event, in what is regarded a move to clear the way for his transfer to Barcelona.
The Liverpool striker’s
public statementwas at odds with the official line of the Uruguay football association (AUF) and its president Wilmar Valdez who, along with the manager Oscar Tabarez, has stopped well short of making an apology.
Suarez tweeted the statement this evening, amid a stand-off between the AUF and Fifa that has become increasingly tense. Suarez, banned for nine competitive international games, and from all football for the next four months, is likely still to appeal elements of the ban.
Liverpool had no involvement in the apology, and no prior warning it was coming. It is understood Suarez also acted independently of AUF. It would appear that Suarez and his agent Pere Guardiola were the driving force behind it with a move to Barcelona their primary target this summer.
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