The Guardian – • Hajvalia offer to pay striker £1,200-a-month
• Kosovo not yet recognised as a full Fifa member

Luis Suárez has been offered a short-term sanctuary in Kosovan football while he serves his four-month ban from all football. Hajvalia, who won last season’s Kosovar Cup and finished sixth in the league, have made an opportunistic offer to take the striker on loan.

With Kosovo not yet recognised as a full Fifa member, the club believe Suarez’s ban would not extend to the country’s league – although financial considerations would still need to be overcome for the ambitious deal to become a reality.

The club’s director, Xhavit Pocolli, told the Kosovan daily Sport Plus: “Suárez can’t play in the next four months. As we are not part of Fifa yet, I think he can play in Kosovo, so we have an offer that we will send to Liverpool.

“We offered €30,000 [£24,000] and a salary of €1,500 for each month. This might sound ridiculous to him, but that is all we can do. If he is willing to come and play for us, he is welcome. As we are not part of Fifa it would be ideal for him.”