specialists about his behaviour and insists there will
be no further biting incidents.Suarez is serving a
four-month ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at
the World Cup – his third biting offence.
"I say to fans, don't worry, because I won't do that
anymore," he promised."I spoke to my psychologist
and he said I had to face it and say sorry. I did –
now I would rather focus on the present, which is
Barcelona."
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The 27-year-old Uruguay striker, who said he was
"really depressed" after the incident in Brazil,
launched an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for
Sport against the ban.
Following the verdict, the former Liverpool striker is
still banned from playing in competitive fixtures
until late October and must also serve the remaining
eight games of his nine-match international ban.
But Suarez is no longer excluded from "all football-
related activities", which allowed him to make his
Barcelona debut as a 75th-minute substitute in the
6-0 friendly victory over Mexican side Club Leon on
Monday.
Addressing a media conference on Tuesday, he said
of his behavioural issues: "I am speaking to
professionals – the right professionals. But it is a
private matter and I don't want to comment further
on that."
Suarez spent three years with Liverpool, during
which he was banned for eight matches for racially
abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and
suspended for a further 10 matches for biting
Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea.
Last month, he joined Barcelona for a reported fee
of £75m but the Catalan club's vice president Jordi
Mestre said on Tuesday the actual amount was
significantly less.
"Negotiations started before the World Cup and we
worked hard to come to a final figure of £65m. We
were originally quoted over €90m (£72m).
"He had much better offers than ours financially but
he wanted to come to Barcelona. He made a great
effort – financially and personally – to be here."
Suarez admitted he feared for his career after the
incident with Chiellini in Uruguay's 1-0 win in
Natal on June 24.
"Of course I was concerned – not just about the
transfer to Barcelona but more for me as a person.
But, as I've said, that's in the past now and I'm
trying to concentrate on Barcelona," he said.
"Everything that happens in the past, that needs to
be forgotten. If I start thinking about everything I've
gone through, I wouldn't be able to sleep."
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