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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
LUIS SUAREZ claimed he will be a Liverpool player for a “long time” after a lucrative new contract immediately catapulted him among the Premier League’s top earners.
Striker Suarez handed Liverpool an early Christmas present by signing an extension until 2018, worth about £175,000 a week, rising to £200,000 a week.
“I signed not only for two and a half more years, but I signed for a long time to stay here and I am so happy,” said Suarez.
The landmark deal, which also makes him the highest-paid player in Liverpool’s history, is a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes after he agitated for a move to Arsenal last summer in the belief he could quit if any club bid more than £40million for him.
Liverpool and Suarez’s agent, Pere Guardiola, are refusing to discuss the fine detail of the new agreement, insisting that must remain confidential, but the club are undoubtedly now in a much stronger position.
Principal owner John W Henry said during the furore over Suarez in August that he wished t...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: LUIS SUAREZ claimed he will be a Liverpool player for a “long time” after a lucrative new contract immediately catapulted him among the Premier League’s top earners.
Striker Suarez handed Liverpool an early Christmas present by signing an extension until 2018, worth about £175,000 a week, rising to £200,000 a week.
“I signed not only for two and a half more years, but I signed for a long time to stay here and I am so happy,” said Suarez.
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