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LONDON. — Forward Luis Suarez trained with Liverpool’s first-team squad yesterday according to Sky Sports sources, after apologising to his teammates for his conduct this summer. Suarez trained with the Liverpool first team yesterday after talks with manager Brendan Rodgers. The 26-year-old striker returned to Merseyside on Thursday after playing in Uruguay’s 4-2 win over Japan in Miyagi.
Details of the meeting between player and manager remain private but Rodgers has previously said he would only reintegrate Suarez if he said sorry.
Suarez was made to train alone last week after accusing Rodgers of reneging on a promise to sell him this summer.
Liverpool have refused to comment on the development and Rodgers is refusing to comment on the situation until it is resolved.
Suarez has been the subject of two bids from Arsenal and has publicly spoken of his desire to move to a club in the Champions League.
The Uruguayan international had been frozen out of first-team sessions after publicly demanding a transfer but the rift between player and club now appears be closing.
However, he will definitely not feature for today’s English Premier League opener at home to Stoke because he has six games left to serve of the 10-game ban he received for biting Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea last April.
Despite Suarez’s oft-stated desire to play Champions League football and a pair of bids from Arsenal, Liverpool have remained firm in their stance that he is not leaving and it appears increasingly likely that he will still be at Anfield when his suspension is completed.
Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor said: “Luis Suarez has apologised to (manager) Brandan Rodgers and apologised to his team mates over his general conduct.
“He has started his re-integration into the Liverpool first-team and trained with them on Friday (yesterday).
“Over a week ago, Brendan Rodgers said he would need an apology from Luis Suarez, as would the fans and his teammates, after the apparent attempt by the player to force a move away from Anfield. It appears that the apology has come.
“Good news, in many ways, for Liverpool football club. It looks like things are beginning to settle down and Luis Suarez is ready to fight for his first-team place.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool have moved to reinforce their squad on the eve of the new English Premier League soccer season by agreeing a deal to sign French left-back Aly Cissokho on loan from Valencia, according to UK media reports. Sky Sports television reported yesterday morning that the Reds had agreed to sign Cissokho on an initial season-long loan from the Spanish club with a view to a permanent transfer next summer. — AFP.
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