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This could be where Suarez tells Rodgers he definitely wants out.Originally posted by TheElephantMan View Post
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Dan Wilcox @LfcDan
Liverpool are yet to receive any indication from the Uruguay forward that he is ready to shelve plans to quit. (Tony Barrett, Times)Comment
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Maybe Suarez is telling the truth , he does want to stay , just not because of the fans....
He probably read his thread on here and thinks we're all ****s...Comment
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As long as he doesn't go to Arsenal, meh.Comment
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Latest is he has cancelled his return ticket, sees no point in meeting BR.Those that hid Anne Frank were breaking the law.
Those that killed her, were following the law.Comment
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although his methodology could use some work, he has inadvertently come to the correct conclusion.Originally posted by smphotog View Post
dave of mutilation
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Surprises me that no british journo has been and got the story from this so called 'respected uruguyan journo' that broke the story of him deciding to.. 'stay for now, for the affection of the fans'.Comment
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Arsenal set to make a 49m bid. They obviously haven't given up on the deal.Comment
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Liverpool seek assurances from Luis Suárez about staying at Anfield
• Suárez appears to go back on earlier claim he is not leaving
• 'I didn't say that, maybe someone else did,' says Uruguayan
Brendan Rodgers will seek clarification from Luis Suárez on his future intentions in the next 48 hours, with Liverpool hopeful the striker has come to accept he will not be sold this summer.
Liverpool's hardline stance over the 26-year-old appeared to have been rewarded when Suárez reportedly told the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador that he was staying at Anfield. John W Henry, Liverpool's principal owner, offered Suárez little alternative last week when he declared the club would not accept any offer from Arsenal, or a European team, for their leading forward so late in the transfer window.
"For now, due to all of the people's affection, I will be staying," Suárez was reported to have said in an attempt to regain favour at Anfield. The South American journalist Martin Charquero, who is close to the Liverpool striker, also tweeted: "Luis Suárez confirms to me that he will not leave Liverpool. The recent support of the fans influenced his decision. Suárez sees it as likely that he'll sign a renewal to the contract that binds him to Liverpool."
Speaking after scoring and starring in Uruguay's 4-2 friendly win over Japan in Tokyo, however, Suárez distanced himself from the dramatic U-turn. "I didn't say that, maybe someone else did," he was quoted as saying to Japan's Kyodo News. "The main thing is that I am here now with the national team."
Either way, he is due back on Merseyside before Liverpool begin their Premier League campaign at home to Stoke City on Saturday and to outline his position to Rodgers. Liverpool have not been informed by Suárez or his agent, Pere Guardiola, that he is prepared to remain with the club but having made clear their stance, Anfield officials are hopeful the striker now realises there is no prospect of a transfer in this window.
He may seek a new contract containing a more specific release clause, with both Suárez and Arsenal under the mistaken impression a bid of over £40m would trigger a sale this summer.
Suárez has still to offer the apology that Rodgers wants for accusing Liverpool and the manager of broken promises in an interview with the Guardian last week. The striker went public with his frustrations 24 hours after receiving a warm reception from Liverpool fans during an open training session at Anfield, and four days on from a similar response during Steven Gerrard's testimonial, undermining claims in Uruguay that it is the backing of fans that has prompted a change of heart.
Liverpool have registered their interest in the Brazilian midfielder Willian as they attempt to capitalise on the cost-saving measures at Anzhi Makhachkala but have yet to make an offer for the 25-year-old. Willian only joined the Dagestan club in January from Shakhtar Donetsk, for £30m, but is likely to be sold if Anzhi can recoup the cost after owner Suleiman Kerimov slashed their budget from £116m per season to £32m-£45m.
Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool's owners, are prepared to sanction a marquee signing but, having lost out on both Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Diego Costa this summer, may await encouragement from Anzhi before making an official bid. Costa signed a three-year contract extension at Atlético Madrid on Wednesday after Liverpool had been led to believe the Brazilian striker was keen on a £21.8m switch to Anfield.
"I am very happy with the deal, it is a very special moment," said the 24-year-old. "I am delighted with this agreement after fighting for a long time to win the respect and affection of the fans, my team-mates and people in the club."Comment
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Last throw of the dice for all the sneaky ****s involved.Comment
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Luis Suarez ready for talks with Brendan Rodgers
IAN HERBERT WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 2013
Luis Suarez will meet the Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, at the club's Melwood training ground in the next two days for talks about his position, but he has not spoken to anyone at the club about his future and remains unrepentant about his actions this summer.
It is understood that the Uruguayan will undertake to knuckle down to training when he returns to Merseyside tomorrow, following Rodgers' decision to remove him from the first-team squad because of his lack of effort.
His compliance with Rodgers suggests he now knows that the prospects of a move have all but gone. But there is no resolution between manager and player, and Suarez's insistence that he has nothing to say sorry for creates a barrier to any rehabilitation. The situation, as he sees it, bears no similarity to when he apologised for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovich in April.
Rodgers, who will be asked about Suarez at his first press conference of the Premier League season today, said at the weekend that there needs to be "an apology to his team-mates and the club". Liverpool will require some type of contrition if Rodgers is to emerge strengthened from this episode. The choreography of the make-up between the two sides is a major challenge, with Liverpool needing the player fit and firing as they seek Champions League qualification. Suarez, who is serving a 10-game ban, cannot play for the side until late September.
Suarez's camp insisted as recently as Monday night that the 26-year-old's relationship with his manager had broken down completely. That seemed to have altered radically when he was quoted in the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador as saying: "For now, due to all of the people's affection [for me], I will be staying."
El Observador journalist Martin Chaquero, who spoke to Suarez, also claimed he had been told that the player will stay on Merseyside and could even sign a contract extension. "Luis Suarez confirms to me he will not leave Liverpool. The support of the fans has influenced his decision," Chaquero said. "Suarez sees it as likely that he'll sign a renewal [extension] to the contract that binds him to Liverpool." Chaquero also tweeted: "Sources close to Luis Suarez have confirmed his decision to stay at Liverpool."
But that was dismissed by Suarez's representatives, who said the player had not spoken to anyone to reach such a breakthrough or begin discussions about his contract.
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), which has been working to aid a resolution, believes a compromise could be reached through an updated clause in the player's contract, allowing him to leave next summer if Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League.
But permitting Suarez such a get-out immediately, having considered his actions so reprehensible, is unthinkable, and would bring severe loss of face, for Rodgers.
The PFA chief executive, Gordon Taylor, said that the union wanted to begin working with the Premier League to begin eradicating get-out clauses of the kind which convinced Suarez that he was entitled to leave for Arsenal when they bid a pound over £40m. "It's something we need to work on. It has caused no end of trouble," he told The Independent.
Such a new clause would heighten Liverpool's need for a top-four finish. The club's owner, John W Henry, said last week he believed it was a realistic aim. "I have high expectations. We had a very good second half of last season, [that is] the feeling within the club among the players ," he said. "I think we will surprise people this year."
Suarez scored in Uruguay's 4-2 friendly win over Japan.Comment
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Let him rotin the reserves,we hold his contract, ******Originally posted by spider-neil View PostComment
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