ESPN.com · Feb 10, 2017
Spurs' Steve Hitchen responsible for Liverpool signing Luis Suarez - Comolli
The FC guys pick their combined XI between Arsenal and Tottenham, and answer tweets regarding Man City, Liverpool and more.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.