Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta hopes new teammate Luis Suarez can see his four-month biting ban reduced. The 27-year-old striker saw an appeal to FIFA rejected and has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a final bid to see his ban, which his lawyer Alejandro Balbi has branded as "blatantly draconian, totalitarian and fascist", reduced.
CAS has accepted Suarez's appeal and is in the process of studying it, with a decision expected in mid-August.
"It's a thorny issue because you don't know whether speaking about it will go against or favour him so I'm going to decline to comment on it," said Iniesta.
"Suarez is a tremendous signing for us because of his quality, but the other thing (the ban) is something for the club, the courts and FIFA to deal with. We hope that can be resolved and that the ban is reduced as much as possible."
Speaking purely about the Uruguayan's qualities on the pitch, Iniesta added: "Right now he's one of the best strikers in the world and he will bring to us that ambition he has to score goals, his willingness to work hard, that mobility that characterises him. It's fundamental for a midfielder to have a player with those characteristics in the team."
