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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Luis Suarez's Man Utd transfer clause details that left ex-Liverpool star furious

Luis Suarez's time at Liverpool was littered with goals, while his time at Barcelona saw the forward turn those goals into trophies. To most, that is all they remember of his spell at the Camp Nou.

What is rarely mentioned is just how acrimonious his departure from the LaLiga giants was, with threats of legal action and fall outs slightly tainting his illustrious his six-year period at Barcelona. Once it became clear his work with the Blaugrana was done, Suarez was keen on a new challenge and had reportedly been told by the club hierarchy he would be allowed to leave for free in the summer of 2020.

This was easier said than done, given Suarez still had one year left to run on his Barcelona contract. However, the striker's representatives had agreed a deal with the Catalan giants that would see their client give up a percentage of the money owed to him in the final year of his deal providing he would be allowed to leave for free.

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