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Suarez extends his contract with Liverpool

By Ifreke Inyang on August 7, 2012

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Luis Suarez has signed a long-term extension to his current Liverpool contract, the Merseyside club has announced. The Uruguyan, who joined the club from Ajax for £22 million in January 2011, and was recently linked with a move away to Juventus. However, this new deal has put an end to all the specualtions.

“To sign a new contract with Liverpool is unbelievable for me because I am so happy here at both the club and also in the city,” Suarez told the club’s official website. “That is important for me and I am very happy with my new contract.

“When you are a kid, everybody wants to play for Liverpool. I am here now and it is a dream for me, and now I am a Liverpool fan. I am happy off the pitch because the people of Liverpool are good with me and my family. I try my best on the pitch and when you are happy off the pitch, you are happy on the pitch.

“I want to say thank you to the fans because they are our 12th player. The supporters of Liverpool are unbelievable. Five or six years ago I watched on TV the stadium and the club, and now I play here and the supporters have helped me. That’s very important for me.”

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