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Liverpool FC striker Luis Suarez will be available to face Fulham on Saturday after the Uruguay FA waived the right to demand he misses the Premier League clash.

Uruguay take on Jordan in the first leg of their World Cup play-off next Wednesday and under FIFA rules they could have insisted Suarez was released for duty five days prior to the game in the Middle East.

However, the ECHO understands that the prolific frontman told boss Oscar Tabarez he wanted to play for the Reds before linking up with the squad in Turkey on Saturday and his request has been granted.

Reaching a compromise agreement was helped by the fact that Liverpool enjoy good relations with the Uruguayan association.

The Reds will send Suarez by private plane to Istanbul on Saturday evening following the showdown with the Cottagers.

The second leg of the World Cup play-off is in Montevideo on Wednesday, November 20 – leaving the 26-year-old with little time to recover prior to the Merseyside derby three days later.

With a 7,000-mile journey back to Merseyside, Suarez is unlikely to rejoin Brendan Rodgers ’ squad until the day before the trip to Goodison.