Ajax coach de Boer is better positioned than most to comment as he worked with him at the Dutch club before he left for Liverpool.
De Boer said: “It was not a wise thing to do [refuse Evra’s hand]. There are always two sides to a story, but what has happened has hurt Suárez and Liverpool. That was a big mistake from him and from Liverpool. They knew that something like this could happen, and should have discussed it before. These kinds of things are bad for himself and for the club.
“I can’t imagine that he actually said something racist, and I really hope that he didn’t. He was punished for it, though, and I hope that he now stays at Liverpool. There is no doubt that he’s a great player.”
