Luis Suárez’s hopes of securing a dream move to Barcelona or Real Madrid hang in the balance after the Liverpool forward’s reputation suffered considerable damage as he appeared to bite an opponent for the third time in his career.

Giorgio Chiellini, the Italy defender, claimed that he was a victim of a Suárez bite when the pair clashed during the second half of Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Italy. Previously, Suárez was banned for seven matches for biting Otman Bakkal, the PSV Eindhoven midfield player, while at Ajax and was also suspended for ten matches for a similar assault on Branislav Ivanovic, the Chelsea defender, during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with the Barclays Premier League club in April 2013.

The common denominator on each occasion — along