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Saurez signs new long-term contract with Liverpool
20 Dec 2013 at 12:59hrs | Views
Liverpool - Luis Suarez has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term contract, the club confirmed on Friday.
It was not immediately clear how long the deal wwas for, but Suarez told the club website: "I am delighted to have agreed a new deal with Liverpool and have my future secured for the long term."
Suarez, 26, has been in impressive form after a turbulent summer in which he suggested the club had reneged on an agreement to sell him if they failed to qualify for the Champions League.
It had been expected that talks would continue throughout the season and that the Uruguayan would want to wait and see whether the Reds secured a Champions League place for next season, but the club confirmed he had signed a new deal.
Suarez told the official website: "Without doubt the backing I have received from the Liverpool fans has influenced my decision.
"I am so proud to represent them and go out to do my best for them every time I pull on the shirt."
It was not immediately clear how long the deal wwas for, but Suarez told the club website: "I am delighted to have agreed a new deal with Liverpool and have my future secured for the long term."
Suarez, 26, has been in impressive form after a turbulent summer in which he suggested the club had reneged on an agreement to sell him if they failed to qualify for the Champions League.
It had been expected that talks would continue throughout the season and that the Uruguayan would want to wait and see whether the Reds secured a Champions League place for next season, but the club confirmed he had signed a new deal.
Suarez told the official website: "Without doubt the backing I have received from the Liverpool fans has influenced my decision.
"I am so proud to represent them and go out to do my best for them every time I pull on the shirt."
Source - AFP
