Former Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli states that it took a lot of convincing to get the club to sign Luis Suarez.
The Uruguayan forward was highly rated at Ajax before his move to the Reds.
Suarez did, however, have disciplinary issues even at that stage of his career.
Comolli, who lost his job in April 2013, played a big part in the club buying Suarez and Andy Carroll after selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea.
Speaking to The Telegraph, he revealed: “You have to remind people you are doing a good job, and you need to manage up.
“You need to constantly sell your project and keep the ownership on board. I was useless at it. Which sporting director gets fired after winning the [League] Cup and being in the FA Cup final with no money?
“I had to convince John Henry [FSG principal owner] to lend money to buy Luis Suarez. We were skint. We won the first trophy since 2006, and I got fired.
“If I was good at communicating up and outwards, I don't know if I would still be in a job, [but] I would have been in a different situation."
