Luis Suarez will spark £100MILLION tussle between Real Madrid and Barcelona as Liverpool struggle to hold on to star man

Liverpool recognise it will be hard to hold on to Luis Suarez this summer.
Indeed, I understand the club will reluctantly be ready to sell Suarez if the price is right. They are bracing for a bid themselves which is why they were so quick to snap up Rickie Lambert.
Over two months ago this column revealed that Liverpool had inserted a £100 million buyout clause in England slayer Suarez’s contract when he signed a new £220,000-a-week deal six months ago.

Jubilation: Luis Suarez celebrates against England, where he may not be for much longer

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That is how much the club want in the knowledge that both Real Madrid and Barcelona will move in for the Uruguayan international after the World Cup finals.
But the £100million clause only applies to rival Premier League clubs.
A lesser fee of £70million would be enough to trigger a move abroad.
However with both Barca and Madrid wanting Suarez, Liverpool still think they can get £100million in a straight auction between the La Liga rivals.

 

Uruguay hero Luis Suarez gets serenaded by team-mates

Anfield-bound? Barcelona are willing to part with Chilean star Alexis Sanchez (right) to seal a move for Suarez

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Barca have put up Chile striker Alexis Sanchez as part of a £40million-plus-player deal. However, given the involvement of multiple agents straight swaps rarely happen.
Madrid have a wider range of players of on offer, but Liverpool’s astute manager Brendan Rodgers won’t have players foisted upon him.