Liverpool Transfers: 5 Replacements For Luis Suarez

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4. Cristian Tello

Barcelona's Cristian Tello, who can play either as a winger or a forward, was being tracked by Liverpool last summer and a move looked possible as the Spaniard only had 12 months left to run on his contract.* Liverpool emerged as the front-runners for his signature but the talented 20-year old ended up signing a contract extension with Barcelona last month.** However, a ‚10 million buy-out clause exists in the youngster's contract, which might give Brendan Rodgers enough persuasion to activate in the summer should he feel the need. Tello has made just 19 appearances for Barcelona this season, and has scored 4 goals out of those. It remains to be seen if he will remain patient on the side-lines at the Nou Camp for too much longer. Source(s): * Metro, ** Barcelona.com