Tony Barrett's article on Luis Suarez - '
Selling Luis Suárez will make gap to elite that much greater for Liverpool
Luis Suárez may be desperate not to be part of Liverpool’s future, but his club are in no position to envisage, never mind countenance, life without him.
As unbearable as his continuing presence at Anfield appears to have become to outsiders, those inside the club recognise that his departure, particularly to Arsenal, could spark a new level of unpleasantness, with the gap between Liverpool and the Barclays Premier League elite becoming greater than it already is.
Liverpool are fighting hard to keep Suárez and are unwilling to write him off for one reason — at a time when they are finding it difficult to attract players of the necessary quality to help them to bridge the gap, they can ill afford to lose the one player they have who is most capable of turning an average side into a good one.
For all the hullabaloo that surrounds Arsenal’s offer of £40,000,001 and the hysteria that surrounds Suárez’s contract and its now notorious clause, there is something more basic at play than legal debate and financial argument.
Liverpool do not want and cannot afford to lose a player of world-class ability to the club who occupied the fourth spot in the Premier League last season that they are targeting. They could sell Suárez to Arsenal for £60 million and it would still not make sense.
This is a pivotal battle for Liverpool, the outcome of which will go a long way towards determining whether or not they are able to compete for a place in the top four at any time in the immediate future. Were Suárez to go to the Emirates Stadium it is hard to imagine how Arsenal would not be strengthened and Liverpool not be weakened.
Those who argue that every player has his price are right, but in this case Suárez is the exception that proves the rule. The Uruguay forward is one of a dwindling number of reasons for top-class players to consider joining Liverpool. Lose him and Brendan Rodgers’s war chest may be boosted significantly but who would Liverpool buy, particularly with the summer transfer window into its final month?
This is the reality at Anfield. It is harsh and it is brutal, but it is one that they have no choice other than to confront — and the only way they can do that is by making it clear to Suárez that he will not be allowed to join Arsenal, no matter how hard he tries to force a move.
Selling Luis Suárez will make gap to elite that much greater for Liverpool
Luis Suárez may be desperate not to be part of Liverpool’s future, but his club are in no position to envisage, never mind countenance, life without him.
As unbearable as his continuing presence at Anfield appears to have become to outsiders, those inside the club recognise that his departure, particularly to Arsenal, could spark a new level of unpleasantness, with the gap between Liverpool and the Barclays Premier League elite becoming greater than it already is.
Liverpool are fighting hard to keep Suárez and are unwilling to write him off for one reason — at a time when they are finding it difficult to attract players of the necessary quality to help them to bridge the gap, they can ill afford to lose the one player they have who is most capable of turning an average side into a good one.
For all the hullabaloo that surrounds Arsenal’s offer of £40,000,001 and the hysteria that surrounds Suárez’s contract and its now notorious clause, there is something more basic at play than legal debate and financial argument.
Liverpool do not want and cannot afford to lose a player of world-class ability to the club who occupied the fourth spot in the Premier League last season that they are targeting. They could sell Suárez to Arsenal for £60 million and it would still not make sense.
This is a pivotal battle for Liverpool, the outcome of which will go a long way towards determining whether or not they are able to compete for a place in the top four at any time in the immediate future. Were Suárez to go to the Emirates Stadium it is hard to imagine how Arsenal would not be strengthened and Liverpool not be weakened.
Those who argue that every player has his price are right, but in this case Suárez is the exception that proves the rule. The Uruguay forward is one of a dwindling number of reasons for top-class players to consider joining Liverpool. Lose him and Brendan Rodgers’s war chest may be boosted significantly but who would Liverpool buy, particularly with the summer transfer window into its final month?
This is the reality at Anfield. It is harsh and it is brutal, but it is one that they have no choice other than to confront — and the only way they can do that is by making it clear to Suárez that he will not be allowed to join Arsenal, no matter how hard he tries to force a move.
have seen from the beginning. Not that I blame anyone for having had doubts, serious ones even, and of course he still has to walk the walk in terms of making us really competitive for top 4, but imo the guy is good, really good, and we're lucky to have him.
from now on I will skip talking about our finances. That is a promise and will save myself from looking like a 
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