Luis Suarez denies signing pre-contract with Chelsea

• Poignant

  9 Dec 09, 21:12

  Chelsea secure agreement with Ajax strike-ace Luis Suarez

  Chelsea have first refusal on Ajax striker Luis Suarez, it has been revealed.

  De Telegraaf says the Uruguay international has signed a pre-contract with Chelsea which guarantees he will join the Blues next summer should he choose to leave Ajax.

  Suarez has also been tracked by Manchester United, where Sir Alex Ferguson sees him as an alternative to Dimitar Berbatov.

  Any move to Chelsea will be dependent on the London giants having their transfer ban thrown out.

  It's been revealed Tottenham have also been in contact with Suarez's agent, Daniel Fonseca, in recent days.

  - with Albert Buysing-Damste

• Melayusentiasa

  10 Dec 09, 00:01

  Luis Suarez denies signing pre-contract with Chelsea

   

  Ajax's prolific striker Luis Suarez has reassured the Dutch club that he has not agreed a transfer to Chelsea, despite reports to the contrary in recent weeks.

  It has been suggested that Suarez, who has scored an impressive 17 goals in 16 Eredivisie appearances this season, has already agreed to join Chelsea in the summer of 2010, should their appeal against a FIFA transfer ban be successful.

  But Ajax have sought clarification from the player himself and Suarez insists he has not come to any agreement with Chelsea, according to managing director Rik van den Boog.

  "I have asked Luis directly and he does not know anything," Van den Boog told Voetbal International.

  Suarez, 22, is one of Europe's most promising strikers and has reportedly attracted interest from a wide range of clubs thanks to his performances with Ajax, where he has scored 56 goals in 80 Eredivisie games.

  The former Groningen and Nacional striker also scored five goals as Uruguay qualified for the World Cup finals by coming through a play-off against Costa Rica.