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Liverpool\u2019s attempts to persuade the Barcelona forward Alexis S\u00e1nchez to move to Anfield mean Luis Suarez’s transfer to the Camp Nou will not be concluded until next week at the earliest.<\/p>\n
Reports emerging from Spain claimed a straight cash fee had been agreed which is lower than the buyout clause, believed to be between \u00a370m and \u00a380m, in the Uruguay international\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n
However, there is no consistent agreement on what that new figure is \u2013 the most common suggestion being \u20ac75m (\u00a360m) \u2013 but sources close to the Liverpool end of the deal categorically state there is no truth in the claims.<\/p>\n
The two parties held talks on Wednesday and it is understood that the Liverpool chief executive, Ian Ayre, left that meeting confident a deal could be done which met their valuation.<\/p>\n
Liverpool insist nothing has changed in that regard and the only hold up to the transfer going through is negotiations surrounding S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n
After Wednesday\u2019s meeting an Anfield source said there were \u201csensible expectations on both sides\u201d.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s expectations extend to the full value of Su\u00e1rez\u2019s buy-out clause, inserted into the lucrative \u00a3200,000-a-week new deal he signed in December.<\/p>\n
Whether that amounts to a pure cash sale or cash-plus-S\u00e1nchez has yet to be decided. The Chile international reportedly favours a move to Arsenal but Barcelona would like him to move to Anfield in order to expedite their move for Su\u00e1rez and lessen the financial impact of the transfer.<\/p>\n
Liverpool are still actively pursuing the option of S\u00e1nchez being included in the deal, but talks with the player and his representatives are likely to continue into next week.<\/p>\n
Until a definitive outcome has been reached on that the value of Su\u00e1rez\u2019s move to Spain will not be finalised.
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