Tottenham's new chief scout Steve Hitchen was the most important reason for Liverpool signing Luis Suarez, according to Damien Comolli, who told The Independent that Hitchen is "incredibly well-connected."
Hitchen returned to Tottenham on Monday, having worked for the club under director of football Comolli from 2005-2010 before following the Frenchman to Liverpool in 2011.
While at Spurs, he is credited with signing Luka Modric, Younes Kaboul and Benoit Assou-Ekotto, but his biggest coup came at Anfield in January 2011.
"Steve was the main reason why we signed Suarez," Comolli, who spent two years as Liverpool's director of football from 2010, said.