Luis Suarez has already explained why Mauricio Pochettino reportedly wants to sign Federico Valverde from Real Madrid.

According to Spanish outlet SPORT, the newly-appointed Chelsea boss has convinced the club to offer up to £85million for the midfielder.

The report states that Los Blanco view Valverde as untouchable and will therefore not entertain any offers. However, if Pochettino can get his hands on the Uruguayan then the Blues could be signing the next Steven Gerrard.

In an interview with MARCA, Luis Suarez compared his fellow countryman to his former Liverpool teammate.

The 36-year-old said: “Honestly – and there are the newspaper archives from 2017 when Fede debuted in the national team – I already said that he reminded me of Steven Gerrard, who was my teammate at Liverpool.

“He has similar conditions. A box to box, with punch, change of pace, a lot of arrival. I don’t want to compare, but the characteristics are similar. I saw Fede coming and he has made tremendous progress, surrounded by big stars. He did very well.”