Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore says he's HAPPY to see the back of former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. Suarez was told to Barcelona for £75 million after being banned for four months over a biting incident during the World Cup.
"I think probably the time had come [for him to leave]," said Scudamore.
"He's a great player and I'm not taking anything away from his talents: he was voted by both his own players and the media last year the player of the year and deservedly so.
"He's great to have but an accident waiting to happen, and if you spend your time trying to promote what's good about the Premier League, you're always waiting for the next thing to come along.
"And this one in the summer, although it was with Uruguay, although it didn't directly involve the Premier League, clearly it reflected on Liverpool as one of our great clubs.
"And it reflected on us. He's done his time here, but I can't say I'm sorry to see him go. I think it was good business on a number of levels from Liverpool to move Suarez on."
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