Luis Suarez welcomes Barcelona striker search: “It’ll boost competition”

Luis Suarez

The Camp Nou giants have been linked with several players as they hunt for a long-term successor to the Uruguayan, who turns 33 in January.

But the speculation hasn’t affected the former Liverpool striker, who believes increased competition for places can bring out the best in him.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.