Luis Suarez 'intervened' in Tottenham transfer after offering advice to Steven Gerrard

Rodrigo Bentancur has revealed that Uruguayan international team-mate Luis Suarez ‘intervened’ to assist in his January move to Tottenham, having previously offered advice to Steven Gerrard.

Bentancur joined Spurs in a £21.5million deal from Juventus on deadline day, having won three Serie A titles during a five-year spell in Turin.

The Uruguayan international had featured in 26 games for Juve this season, but still departed the Italian giants to move to the Premier League and join Spurs.

Antonio Conte had to fight off competition from Aston Villa boss Gerrard to bring Bentancur to Tottenham, with the Midlands side seeing a £20m bid turned down on deadline day.

It appears that Suarez had a major impact on Bentancur’s decision to move to England, having spent three years in the Premier League during a spell at Liverpool.

First, he reportedly advised Gerrard to sign Bentancur, having formed a close bond with the legendary midfielder during their time at Anfield.

That led to Villa submitting two bids for the 24-year-old, according to Sky Italy, which were both rejected as Juve sought an increased fee.

But after Gerrard failed in his move to sign Bentancur, Conte struck, completing a £21.5m deal to bring him to London instead.

Once again, Suarez had a hand in the transfer, with Bentancur revealing he sought the advice of both the striker and Manchester United star Edinson Cavani on what life in England would be like.

“I was following my situation [transfer to Tottenham] while on international duty,” Bentancur told Sky Sports.

“As soon as Luis Suarez found out that there was a possibility of me coming to play in the Premier League, and for Tottenham, he made himself available to give me as much information as