Suarez promises to graft

Luis Suarez has vowed to endear himself to the Liverpool faithful through sheer hard work after completing his £22.8million move.

The 24-year-old arrived from Ajax where he boasted a phenomenal scoring record of 111 goals in 159 games.

Suarez has signed a five-and-half-year deal and the Uruguay striker hopes to replicate a similar scoring record at Anfield.

"My aim is to work, to show the fans how hard I am ready to work. I want to put in lots of effort, to show people my capabilities," he said.

"First of all I want to try to play as many games as possible and help us move up the table.

"My ambitions for the future are to do my very best for Liverpool, to try to learn more about English football to become a champion.

"Liverpool is a very famous club, the most famous club in England, and I watched Liverpool and English football as a boy.

"It's a dream to be able to come and play here. I had a wonderful time in Ajax and I will miss them but that's football.

"You have to keep changing and moving forward to get better."

Strikers from the Eredivisie have often struggled to adjust to the demands of the Premier League and display the form that procured them their moves to England.

However, Ajax's managing director, Rik van den Boog, is confident Suarez will be a success at Anfield.

"Luis is going to bring the place alive because he is a street fighter," Van den Boog told liverpoolfc.tv.

"He arrived here with a decent reputation but he was not a big player then. In the dressing room he soon stood up and became a leader.

"That's why he was special. When he goes on his travels to South America he always rushes back.

"Suarez is back on the training pitch the next morning when he has just flown around half the world for a game for Uruguay.

"He immediately puts his focus on his club again. We'll remember him for his incredible amount of goals and what he has done for the club."

Source: Sky Sports

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