Luis Suarez set to complete record £22.8m move to Liverpool to ease Reds striker shortage

01 February 2011 09:38
Luis Suarez will wear the famous No 7 shirt after completing his protracted ?22.8million move from Ajax to Liverpool on transfer deadline day.[LNB]Suarez, who becomes Kenny Dalglish's first signing since rejoining the club, arrived at Anfield on Monday before passing a medical and agreeing terms on a six-year deal worth an estimated ?80,000 per week.[LNB] Your number's up: Luis Suarez poses at Liverpool after sealing his switch from Ajax[LNB]And he will pull on the shirt number that Dalglish wore with pride during his unforgettable time as a Liverpool player.[LNB] Speaking ahead of his move to Anfield, Suarez revealed: 'I am happy. It is important for anybody to go to such a big club. It is a great opportunity for me.[LNB]'It is a beautiful club. Everybody wants to play there. They always play Champions League or Europa League and belong to the top four clubs in the Premier League.'[LNB]The Uruguayan arrives from Ajax with a formidable scoring record that saw him net 35 goals in 33 league games last year.[LNB] New home: Suarez arrives at Liverpool's training ground ahead of his move [LNB] Whilst Suarez will be ineligible for Liverpool's Europa League campaign, with Ajax having dropped into the competition from the Champions League, the striker will add much needed firepower to the Anfield frontline alongside Andy Carroll.[LNB]Dalglish will be hoping Suarez can avoid the sort of controversy that saw him receive a seven-match ban in November, after biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal on the shoulder, in what proved to be his final league appearance for the Dutch side.[LNB]That incident came on the back of his much-maligned handball incident during last summer's World Cup quarter-final clash between Uruguay and Ghana in South Africa.[LNB] Newcastle knock back ?30m Liverpool bid for Carroll as Reds plan for life without Chelsea target TorresTorres for ?95m! Abramovich's huge deal to lure Liverpool superstarLIVE: Deadline day - follow all latest news as the January transfer window slams shut [LNB]  Explore more:People: Andy Carroll, Kenny Dalglish Places: Liverpool, Ghana, South Africa

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