Barcelona
sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has praised Luis Suarez for
"acknowledging his mistake" after the Uruguay forward bit Italy
defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup finals. Barca are one of a
number of clubs linked with a possible move for the 27-year-old Liverpool
player, who was expelled from the competition and banned for
Uruguay's next
nine competitive matches and from any involvement in football for four months.
After initially
denying that he bit Chiellini, Suarez issued a carefully-worded statement on
Monday admitting his offence and vowing there would be no repeat. "From my
point of view, Luis Suarez had the character and the humility to recognise a
mistake," Zubizarreta said at the presentation of Barca's new midfielder
Ivan Rakitic on Tuesday.
"Obviously, he
made a serious error but often we stick blindly to a position and in this case
that didn't happen," added the former Barca and Spain goalkeeper. "If
you don't admit you have made a mistake you will never be able to
improve."
Quizzed on whether
Barca were looking to sign Suarez, Zubizarreta added: "As of now, Luis
Suarez is a Liverpool player and that is the reality. "Everyone knows that he is an excellent
player, but also that he is tied to Liverpool."
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