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LONDON - A British football agent has been released on bail after being arrested as part of a blackmail investigat­ion following an email threat allegedly made to former

LOS ANGELES - MLS side LA Galaxy have reportedly entered talks with Luis Suarez over a potential transfer.

The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker is currently playing in Uruguay with Nacional, but will be out of contract in November.

Now 35, Suarez has amassed over 500 career goals for club and country.

He has scored four in eight games in Uruguay’s Primera Division this season, and struck 20 La Liga goals as recently as Chelsea Director Marina Granovskai­a, according to reports.

Reasons

The Times reported that the agent, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sent the message to Granovskai­a while 2020/21. According to reports in AS, LA Galaxy are one of a number of US clubs interested in signing the striker, who does not wish to return to Europe.

Constant

They also claim the Galaxy have been in ‘constant contact’ with Suarez’s agent, and that the club would be willing to let Douglas Costa go to open up a space in their roster.

Suarez has hinted a move to the MLS before. In recent quotes carried by AS, he said: “It’s one of the options that I see as being most likely, but I’m not thinking about that

she was working on Todd Boehly’s takeover of the club. Granovskai­a left Stamford Bridge in June, shortly after it was completed.

Police are investigat­ing after the agent allegedly threatened Granovskai­a and demanded £300 000 for his role in a high-profile transfer.

right now.

“I’m thinking about and enjoying myself at Nacional.”

The Sun claims Suarez has been offered £6 million a year by the Galaxy, which would make him the highest paid player at the club ahead of Javier Hernandez.

Greg Vanney’s side currently sit fourth in the Western Conference of the MLS, 20 points behind local rivals Los Angeles FC with just one game left to play.

The Galaxy could benefit hugely from a striker of Suarez’s calibre as they look to win a first MLS trophy since 2014.

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