Luis Suarez has “agreed” to join Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
Spanish daily AS claims Suarez has a verbal agreement to quit Liverpool for the Nou Camp.
Suarez’s camp have made no secret of his desire to join Barcelona and his wife’s family live in Catalonia.
Liverpool rejected Barcelona’s opening £60million bid during talks yesterday between the clubs in London.
They are holding out for £75million and it is expected a fee of around £70million will be agreed, possibly as early as next week.
Yesterday’s talks were described as “productive” and further discussions are planned in the coming days between Barcelona and Liverpool.
No date or venue has yet been set for the next round of negotiations, but the groundwork of the deal was done yesterday.
Liverpool are keen to conclude a deal swiftly, having seen yesterday that Barcelona are prepared to negotiate seriously.
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They want to get the best price possible for Suarez, who is banned for four months for biting Giorgio Chiellini, and give boss Brendan Rodgers the cash to strengthen Liverpool’s squad.
Has Suarez played his last match for Barca have accepted that there will be no cut-price deal for the Uruguay star and are also keen to get the deal done as new boss Luis Enrique rebuilds their squad after last season’s disappointing campaign.
Liverpool still hope to include Alexis Sanchez as a makeweight in the deal, but Barcelona have agreed to a straight cash deal if the Arsenal target rejects the Reds in favour of the Gunners.
