So Luis Suarez has said he would have an interest in talking to clubs playing in the Champions League that were interested in signing him? Where’s the surprise? If you or I were happy in our workplace but were offered the chance to work somewhere at a higher level and, almost certainly for more pay (plus a sizeable joining fee) we’d look at it, anybody who says they wouldn’t is a liar. I don’t see where the story is.
Ian Ayre, managing director at Liverpool has said we love having Luis Suarez at the club and we’re very happy with him, we don’t want to sell and we expect him to be there next season. He’s been our best player this season and has won us plenty of points singlehandedly, of course our managing director wants to keep him at the club. I don’t see where the story is.
As Liverpool supporters we want to see our club competing at the highest level, and we want our players to have the same desire. Is it worrying that Suarez intimated he wants to play in the Champions League? A little. Would it be worrying if Suarez said he had no desire whatsoever to play in the Champions League? Absolutely.
I actually think we’re in a ‘no lose’ situation with Suarez. If he stays we’ll be keeping one of the best players in the league, possibly in Europe. If he leaves we’ll get a HUGE amount of money for a player who has caused us image issues over the last couple of years. We’re not a ‘selling club’ but we have to be realistic and say that there are several clubs out there at the moment who can offer players a better prospect of the big trophies than we can.
Lessons must have been learned from Fernando Torres’ departure two seasons ago. We cannot be in a situation where one of our key players leaves on deadline day and in a panic we massively overspend on a replacement we haven’t thought through thoroughly. If Suarez is to either stay or go it must be sorted as soon as the season ends and we can prepare for next term properly. Comments made to the media will only fuel speculation and I expect we’ll have to live with more stories about our number 7 between now and the end of August.
I hope he stays and I believe he really is happy and settled at Liverpool, and he strikes me as a loyal kind of guy. But if he does go the club will carry on. Ian Rush passed the mantle on to Robbie Fowler, then it was Michael Owen, then came Fernando Torres and currently it’s Suarez. Top players come and go and if Suarez leaves it will give us the finances required to bring in the best replacement possible. But for the record I expect him to be with us next season.
Wonderfully said!
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