Re: Suarez paves the way for Anfield switch as Babel nears the exit door
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Gregory van der Wiel 'could leave Ajax if Luis Suarez Liverpool transfer fails' [/size]
Luis Suarez’s January transfer negotiations have created a storm at Ajax with a back-up plan now being considered in which team-mate Gregory van der Wiel would be offloaded to either Manchester United or Chelsea if Suarez’s Liverpool deal falls through.
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..The Amsterdam giants are understood to be having minor financial difficulties and need to sell at least one player during the current transfer window. [/size]
Van der Wiel has been tracked by a number of clubs including Spanish giants Barcelona, but a preferred move to the Premier League continues to grow in popularity.
The 22-year-old Dutch international’s agent Hakin Slimani has said that all offers and options were being considered, but that everything hinged on the Suarez deal.
‘Anything can happen at the moment.’ Slimani said.
‘I think if one of the clubs want him, he would have to think about it. The main thing is that Ajax will have to make a decision about that.
‘But at the moment nothing is concrete, there is no offer on the table. He still has a contract for five years, so it all depends on Ajax and whether they are willing to let him go, and whether Luis Suarez joins Liverpool.’
The Reds have been given until Saturday to decide whether they wish to buy Suarez for Ajax’s asking price of £21million after initially offering £12.8million for the Uruguayan striker.
Any possible move for Van der Wiel by either United or Chelsea would cost the clubs around £8.8million and Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti could use the Dutchman as an option if the David Luiz deal from Benfica falls through.
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