Suarez quits: will Liverpool be better off without him?

The striker was a genuine talent and a liability, and now he is Barcelona's problem

Luis Suarez
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Liverpool have confirmed that they are to sell Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez to Barcelona, bringing down the curtain on a controversial three-and-a-half year career at Anfield for the Uruguayan. The £75m deal was finalised a day after Fifa upheld the player's four-month ban for biting an opponent during the World Cup.

Suarez, who tried to leave Liverpool last summer before signing a new long-term contract with the Reds and enjoying a stellar season in the Premier League, has agreed a five-year deal with Barcelona, where he will play alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.

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