Aldo: Ban will scare off potential buyers

Former Republic of Ireland striker John Aldridge believes Luis Suarez’s four-month ban could prove a blessing in disguise for Liverpool.

Suarez has been heavily linked with Real Madrid and Barcelona and while yesterday’s Fifa ban his ban excludes him from training with Liverpool or any other club and from going to any stadium, it does not prevent him being transferred to another club.

Suarez’s ban means that — should he stay at Anfield — he’ll miss Liverpool’s first nine Premier League games next season, a massive blow to their title challenge before a ball is kicked.