Luis Suárez

[Vermilion]

I would. They're nothing when it comes to talking about top clubs. We're more valued than them and no guarantee they'll be top 4 next year or year after.

No way he'd leave LFC for them. imo.

[Shaggy]

http://www.marca.com/2013/05/30/en/football/real_madrid/1369899845.html

Real agrees four years with him, but has yet to speak with Liverpool

MARCA already reported a few days ago that there had been contact between Luis Suárez and Real Madrid. MARCA can now confirm that a deal to sign the Uruguayan has been struck between both parties.

The deal is nothing new. It was reached some weeks ago. On one hand, there were the player's agents led by Pere Guardiola, Pep's brother and on the other, Florentino Pérez's envoys in these matters, the Money men. It's a done deal.

As far as MARCA knows, the deal - which we must clarify, has not been finalised - would be for four years and would include a significant pay-rise for the player, as per the position he would play in, that of a Real Madrid centre-forward.

Luis Suárez's contract contains a £40m - just under €47m - buy-out clause. A price that the Reds are not prepared to lower.

In other words, that is what it is going to cost Real Madrid if it wants to sign 'Lucho' Suárez. Nobody expects Liverpool to lower its asking price by even one euro, because the English side does not want to part with its player.

Obviously, Suárez wants to play in the Spanish league. Aside from his footballing reasons, he is not having an easy time in the Premier League. He is currently serving a six-match ban following his latest controversy with Ivanovic.

[danperkins]

Bummer

[Assassin]

Calling Shaggy a bummer is a little uncalled for

[danperkins]

Calling Shaggy a bummer is a little uncalled for

[ronanm]

Think he may well be off now which seems like a slap in the face for me. Hopefully he'll realise someday he brings it all on himself. Would be gutted.

[Arn]

If Real activate the may or may not existing clause will the player still get a % of the transfer fee?

[McDermotX]

That'd be part of a contract stipulation which we're not privy to.

Usually no transfer request means he's entitled to whatever the contract states he's entitled to.

[Alex]

So now, you want to talk about a clause that may or may not exist, and add on top another even more spurious clause about Suarez getting some of the transfer fee?

[Pablo]

Anyone think this Madrid deal is all but done? It would explain why we seem to have bids flying in everywhere. Perhaps we're looking to soften the blow of him leaving by announcing a load of new signings to replace him.

[dww]

If Real activate the may or may not existing clause will the player still get a % of the transfer fee?

If I touch the may or may not existing dark matter will I still lose weight on my potential new exercise regime?

[Tee]

Anyone think this Madrid deal is all but done? It would explain why we seem to have bids flying in everywhere. Perhaps we're looking to soften the blow of him leaving by announcing a load of new signings to replace him.

Seems like it. ****ing hell Luis, why?!!!

[Assassin]

Anyone think this Madrid deal is all but done? It would explain why we seem to have bids flying in everywhere. Perhaps we're looking to soften the blow of him leaving by announcing a load of new signings to replace him.

....or getting the deals done before we get ripped off for having plenty of money to spend

[Arn]

oh, and Ayre should be sacked of course.

I hope that the club have a clause in his contract that forces him to get rid of his fancy motorcycle and forces him to use.....



....instead the rest of his life if someone activate the clause in Suarez contract, if it exist of course.

[Mostar]

After reading the full translation I feel slightly better about the whole thing. I'm pragmatic about it. If Madrid do come in for him, and it still doesn't seem concrete that they will, he will go there. I think he's made that clear enough. But he's certainly not throwing his toys out of the pram demanding a move. I completely understand his stance and think it's entirely normal. In fact he comes across very well in that interview really.

Incidentally if he'd had none of the controversy he's had here I still think his position would be the same, if a giant like Madrid comes in for him, given our inability to compete for trophies, I still think he'd want to move there regardless.

I think we have to wait this out now and be prepared with a replacement should the worst happen. The one thing we want to avoid though is him leaving late in the window with little to no time to find an adequate replacement. I think fear of that might force our hand and lead us to sell him early

I love Luis but after reading that the full translation to me it was "Come and get me" type of plea.

He is looking for excuses (it is tough on my family, tough on wife etc.) to justify the potential move away.

Disappointed by that but it is what it is.

We need to make sure we get for him his full value, if he goes, and do that as fast as possible so we can sort out our new signings.