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Luis Suarez has confirmed he spoke to Real Madrid about a transfer to the European champions before making his "dream" move to Barcelona.

The Uruguayan striker has confirmed he was approached by the Blancos but waited for Camp Nou to express an interest so he could fulfil a lifelong ambition

The controversial Uruguayan signed for Barca in July 2014 in an €81 million switch from Liverpool, but has confirmed to 'El Partido de las 12' that the Catalans' huge rivals had also shown an interest.

"Yes, I spoke to them but said 'later'. They wanted me, but my dream was here," said the 28-year-old.

"When I heard the name 'Barcelona' I didn't hesitate. Honestly, I never imagined Barcelona would come in and had no doubts at all once they did.

"You never know what can happen in football but luckily I stuck around for Barca, which was what I wanted. It was the fulfilment of a dream I had had for so long."

Barca travel to Sevilla for their next La Liga fixture on Saturday, then face Paris Saint-Germain away from home on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.