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Suarez could have replaced Benzema at Lyon
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Claude Puel says Lyon considered making a move for Luis Suarez before he joined Liverpool.
The French coach was in charge of the Ligue 1 side at the time and wanted to bring the Uruguayan striker in from Ajax,
He said: "Karim Benzema was gone, Fred had left us a little earlier. A page was turned. And it took a high level to replace this duo. At the time, we hesitated for a long time between Lisandro Lopez and Luis Suarez, then at Ajax. I really liked this player, but in the end we chose Lisandro who came from Porto with more important European experience."