Revealed: The actual cost of Luis Suarez's transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona
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ByEurosport
Updated 28/03/2016 at 11:06 GMT
Barcelona paid Liverpool £64.98 million for Luis Suarez according to leaked documents – a figure £10m short of the widely reported fee following the transfer in 2014.
Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez puts his hands on his head during the Spanish league football match Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona at El Madrigal stadium in Vila-real on March 20, 2016
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Football Leaks, a website known for exposing high-profile contracts, have published the document signed by Barcelona, Liverpool and Suarez. Initial reports put the figure at £75m.
It states Barca would pay the fee in five instalments – four of £13m, one of £12.98m. The final payment is due on July 31.
The contract confirms Suarez is the fourth most expensive transfer of all time, behind Gareth Bale (Tottenham to Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United to Real Madrid) and Neymar (Santos to Barcelona).
Suarez was sold to the Liga giants during a four-month ban from competitive football, issued after the Uruguayan forward bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in Brazil.
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Uruguay's Luis Suarez (R) reacts after clashing with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 World Cup Group D match at the Dunas arena in Natal, June 24, 2014.
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After a slow start to life at Camp Nou, Suarez has exploded into form – helping the club to a treble last season, and leading club-mates Lionel Messi and Neymar in the Barcelona goalscoring charts in 2015-16.
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