Luiz Suarez, who has been a major catalyst in the title race for
Barca this season, has been classified as a second choice option during the
transfer window that brought him to Nou Camp.
His arrival sparked one of the greatest single-season trophy
hauls in European Football History, but Barcelona’s former sporting director
has revealed that Suarez wasn’t even the club’s first choice transfer target.
The Uruguayan was signed from Liverpool for $160 million in
July 2014. Andoni Zubizarreta, the club’s
former director of sports has however revealed that Suarez was only brought to
the club as a second option when the club failed to reach the club’s initial number
one target. He further revealed that Suarez was signed when the club failed to
gain Aguero, as talks with Manchester City over the player broke down.
It is tough to say that Barcelona today are disappointed
with their signing of Suarez, as he has been very instrumental to the success story
of the side ; winning five trophies in 18 months, and scoring 54 goals in 72
matches across all competitions since his arrival.
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