The biggest transfer saga of this summer’s World Cup finals is by no means over yet, but there appears to be a consensus on both sides that Suarez will be a Barcelona player by the end of the transfer window. The Independent understands that Wednesday’s meeting is the first official talks between the clubs on the Suarez-Sanchez deal.
Liverpool have set an £80m valuation on their banned striker, who is not eligible to play club football until November, and is still at his home in Uruguay. They have had one bid for Sanchez rejected by Barcelona already this summer, and see the Chilean striker, valued by his current club at around £30m, as a crucial part of their new-look side for the Champions League next season.
