The striker is unable to participate in any football-related activities for four months after being found guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson believes the club will now look to sell Luis Suarez after he received a lengthy ban from football.

Suarez has been barred from all football-related activity by Fifa for four months after biting Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay’s 1-0 World Cup win over Italy on Tuesday.

In addition, the striker faces a nine-match international suspension, having previously received sanctions for similar offences when representing Ajax and Liverpool.

Lawrenson feels it is time for the Merseyside club to part company with a player that has reportedly attracted the interest of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

“It’s just a case of ‘here we go again’, isn’t it? I don’t really think that the punishment fits the crime,” Lawrenson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“How do you explain to your lad who’s a football fan exactly what Luis Suarez keeps doing? He is now obviously a persistent offender and I thought actually the ban would have been much harsher.

“What does Liverpool owner John Henry do now? I would think he wants to wash his hands of Luis Suarez.

“Henry will try and get the best possible deal for Liverpool. Somebody will buy him. It is football when all is considered.”

However, Lawrenson’s former central defensive partner Alan Hansen feels Liverpool can give Suarez one more chance.

“I think the punishment’s fair,” Hansen added. “Obviously, the worrying thing for any Liverpool supporter was that there was very little or no provocation, and the question is: Will he do it again?

“Liverpool have got to draw a line under this and say: ‘One more indiscretion and it’s over.'”

The Uruguay skipper has hit back at the sanction handed out to the controversial striker who on Thursday was handed a third ban for biting in his career

Uruguay defender Diego Lugano has told Luis Suarez’s family to “stay proud of him” as the Liverpool striker comes to terms with a four-month global ban from football.

The ruling was handed down by Fifa amid a sea of condemnation after Suarez was found guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in Tuesday’s World Cup clash in Natal.

The Uruguay FA have outlined their intention to appeal and Lugano summed up the squad’s feeling of resentment in a statement on his Facebook site.

He wrote: “Indignation, impotence, I think that is what we all feel. We would all like a more just world but that does simply not exist.

“Those who decide will decide, while those that are strong will be strong. They don’t judge us by the same rules. A hug to Luis, who will rise again as he always has done, and especially to his family as families are always the ones that suffer most at these times. Stay proud of him as he deserves it.

“As for the team, we won’t stop. We’ll keep going with humility, union, commitment, recognising our errors and with our heads held high.”

Thursday’s verdict included a nine-match international ban for Suarez, which means he will play no further part in the World Cup and could also miss next year’s Copa America.

The former Reds skipper believes the striker will be given one last chance to salvage his reputation by the Anfield club but feels there is every chance he could offend again

Liverpool legend Alan Hansen fears Luis Suarez could bite again unless he seeks professional psychological help.

The Uruguay international was banned for four months from “all football activity” and suspended for nine international matches by Fifa following the bite on Giorgio Chiellini which effectively ended Suarez’s involvement at the World Cup.

Should Suarez serve his ban in full he will have missed at least 32 matches for his club through suspension in the last two-and-a-half seasons.

Despite that astonishing record, former Liverpool skipper Hansen believes Suarez will be granted one last chance to change his ways by the Anfield club, but feels there is every chance the 27-year-old will fall foul of his suspect temperament again.

He told the BBC: “The worrying thing for Liverpool was that there was no provocation the same as with [Branislav] Ivanovic. Will he do it again [will be a concern]? From a Liverpool perspective they have to draw a line under it and say one more incident and it’s all over.

“If you’ve got the talent and ability that Suarez has got then everyone will be wanting him. I think it’s sad for football and Suarez. After the Ivanovic incident he won the hearts and minds of everyone in the UK by the way he played on the pitch. He was absolutely sensational – we thought this behaviour had ended but here we go again.

“The worrying thing is he might do it again at any conceivable time. You can sort of understand it if people are elbowing him. You’d imagine so [that he’d seek help].”