Do you want Suarez to stay?

[Norbs]

I answered what I'd like to happen, not what I think is happening

[Exiled_red]

I want him to stay, does the stay and new contract option mean you want him to sign a new contract immediately or just long term, I don't see a need for him to sign new contract now, but I would like him to sign another one which would mean we could keep him beyond his current contract.

[SB]

what on earth is the point of including a buyout clause in the contract of a player like suarez unless he refuses to sign it otherwise? how would that help?

What? A new contract with a buyout price of say €70m to ward clubs off trying to buy him. They pay what we believe he's worth or sod off. Spanish clubs insert ridiculously high fees to force the selling price up for their stars.

[baitman]

we have only just given him an improved contract, and he goes and creates this awful situation.
lets see him repay our loyalty and faith in him by putting in a transfer request so we can bring this to an early conclusion and we can then take the money and rebuild
all this fannying around just leaves a bitter taste and spoils any love we might have had for him.

[tufty]

think we could put ten games aside a season for Suarez bans.

past caring in honesty

I support Liverpool Football Club, not Luis Suarez

[Reece]

I support Liverpool too, which is why I want us to keep hold of one of the top 5 players in the world

[Shaggy]

I support Liverpool too, which is why I want us to keep hold of one of the top 5 players in the world

[SB]

we have only just given him an improved contract, and he goes and creates this awful situation.
lets see him repay our loyalty and faith in him by putting in a transfer request so we can bring this to an early conclusion and we can then take the money and rebuild
all this fannying around just leaves a bitter taste and spoils any love we might have had for him.

If he puts in a TR his value could drop though no?

[baitman]

If he puts in a TR his value could drop though no?

maybe, but any drop will be more than offset with not having to pay up a portion of his outstanding contract.
so maybe we only get 40 instead of 50. if we got 50 we might have to bung him 10 back.


only talking in round numbers, not trying to turn this thread into another accountancy for beginners, profit/loss, torress/carroll discussion

[BrooklynRed]

Want him to stay. No guarantee the money that comes in would be spent on someone with his magic. He is in rarefied air as a player; if you can't do better, do not sell.

[The_weatherman]

If we were about to sign him we'd all be ****ing creaming our pants, so I want him to stay, get us in the top 4, stay even longer and help us back to the top. I don't think it's very realistic but I voted for it anyway.

Him going would only be palatable if we spent all of it on a couple of new players.

Nothing fantasy about that. Want him to stay. I'll understand if he moves on but hope he stays.

[spider-neil]

I want him to stay, not only because he is brilliant but he is a selling point for future players we are attempting to secure.

'Come to Liverpool and ply your trade with Downing'
No matter how many times you say it doesn't sound convincing.

[Vermilion]

I support Liverpool too, which is why I want us to keep hold of one of the top 5 players in the world

Seems logical enough to me.

[Mattshark]

I support Liverpool too, which is why I want us to keep hold of one of the top 5 players in the world

[Phoenix07]

On the basis that he is one of the outstanding players in world football, and we don't really know how we'd use the £50million (if we'd even get that), I'd want us to keep him.