The headlines centred on Suárez’s £200,000-a-week salary and commitment to Liverpool until 2018 when his past indiscretions and longing for the exit were forgotten as he put pen to paper in December. Both parties, however, now had clarity regarding a future possible transfer thanks to a release clause. Suárez’s suitor has to meet Liverpool’s valuation to land the striker, and Real Madrid’s willingness to pay £85m for Gareth Bale last summer was instructive to owners Fenway Sports Group during the contract negotiations.
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