Just about all of the news surrounding Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has been bad news over the course of the last month. So here's some good news for him. Despite the four-month ban that he received from FIFA recently for biting Giorgio Chiellini during a 2014 World Cup game, FC Barcelona just announced that they have agreed to obtain Suarez from Liverpool FC in a deal worth about £75m. They made the announcement this morning on their Twitter account:
From today, we’re all following @luis16suarez. Welcome to @fcbarcelona #SuarezFCB http://t.co/tOzYobZiVN pic.twitter.com/HRwptQgTaJ
They also announced that they are signing Suarez to a five-year deal:
.@luis16suarez will sign for five seasons and be presented next week #SuarezFCB http://t.co/tOzYobZiVN
And they even announced that Suarez will be wearing the No. 9 with Barcelona:
Find out what shirt number @luis16suarez will be wearing at @FCBarcelona_com #SuarezFCB http://t.co/t0yKs8ZhHL pic.twitter.com/aJShbH7Jgn
Suarez scored 82 goals during his 133-game career with Liverpool. He will travel to Barcelona next week for a physical and to sign his contract. We'll be sure to update you with more information on the deal as we move forward.
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[via ESPN FC]
