Hotshot-Tottenham
Edgar Davids
Good point.
Kept the auction going, Arsene. Spend all of RM's cash on him and not Bale.
So owe need Napoli to come in strong for Higuain, hopefully.
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Good point.
Kept the auction going, Arsene. Spend all of RM's cash on him and not Bale.
So owe need Napoli to come in strong for Higuain, hopefully.
DublinSpur
Scott Parker
If Arsenal are going to splash £40m on a striker, then I hope it's Suarez. Fact is, anyone they buy for that kind of money (including Suarez) is going to be top quality, but at least with him there's the chance of it completely blowing up in their faces and having to go extended periods without him due to suspension.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
and i could fudge Kate Upton, dont mean it will happen though
Arsenal have reinforced their determination to sign Luis Suárez with a club-record bid of £40m plus £1 for the Liverpool striker. The offer was rejected out of hand by Liverpool but they will allow Suárez to open talks over a sensational move to the Emirates Stadium, if he so desires.
Liverpool were angered by Arsenal's second bid for the 26-year-old when it arrived on Tuesday and remain adamant it will not trigger the release of their prized asset. The Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, was informed by his Anfield counterpart, Ian Ayre, that Liverpool would not consider a sum of £40m for Suárez when he lodged an opening offer of £30m plus £5m in add-ons.
But that has not deterred Arsenal from returning, a fortnight later, with an offer that activates a clause in Suárez's contract by one pound. Under the terms of a contract signed in August, Liverpool must inform last season's leading goalscorer of a club's interest once they receive a bid of more than £40m.
Anfield officials were due to fulfil that obligation to the Uruguay international following Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Melbourne Victory . It will then fall to Suárez to decide whether he wishes to speak to Arsenal, having blamed vilification by the British media and the Football Association as the root of his disillusionment in England.
Liverpool are adamant that the £40m clause is not a fixed sale price and that they remain free to negotiate their own transfer fee for Suárez. As reported earlier this summer, Liverpool rate Suárez as a better player than Fernando Torres when he was sold to Chelsea in January 2011 and would demand in excess of the £50m received for the Spain international. Brendan Rodgers confirmed that position last week when he placed Suárez in the same price bracket as Uruguay team-mate Edinson Cavani, who recently joined Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli for £55.6m.
"When you consider that Cavani has gone for £55m you know … Luis is up there in that bracket of top talent," the Liverpool manager said. "Obviously it [Arsenal's first bid] was an offer we didn't deem worthy of the talent and even if they came back with that kind of amount [£55m] there's no guarantee he would be sold even for that because we are trying to build something here."
Rodgers has repeatedly stated that Suárez is not for sale and it would require "something drastic" to alter Liverpool's stance on a player they supported throughout the racism controversy with Patrice Evra and again when he received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season. The former Ajax captain has six games left to serve of the Ivanovic suspension next term and his appearance against Melbourne Victory will be his first since April's incident.
Nevertheless, Arsenal's strategic move will apply pressure on Liverpool should Suárez ask to open negotiations with Arsène Wenger and push for Champions League football at the Emirates. Arsenal have evidently been encouraged to believe that £40m-plus is a sale clause and a legal dispute over the wording of Suárez's contract cannot be discounted, having been linked with several transfers this summer without breaking the £15m club-record fee paid for Andrey Arshavin in 2009.
Wenger had hoped to sign Gonzalo Higuaín from Real Madrid but the Argentina international is mulling over a move to Napoli for a fee of around £30m. Higuaín's departure from the Bernabéu would increase the prospect of Real joining the pursuit of Suárez but, despite the Uruguayan professing his admiration for Real on several occasions this summer, Real have made no contact with Liverpool.
Suárez, who received a warm reception from a 15,000 crowd that watched Liverpool train in Melbourne on Tuesday, has three years remaining on his contract and Rodgers has insisted the club will not be dictated to by the player over any transfer.
Napoli are also in negotiations to sign José Reina from Liverpool but the goalkeeper's proposed reunion with Rafael Benítez in Serie A has still to be resolved. The Italian club want the Spain goalkeeper on a season-long loan, while Liverpool are keen to remove the 30-year-old's £110,000-a-week contract from their wage bill but want the option of a permanent deal included. The two clubs have not reached agreement on the split of Reina's wages while, for his part, the popular keeper is contemplating whether to move to Italy before a World Cup season having seen a proposed transfer to Barcelona collapse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/23/arsenal-luis-suarez-liverpool-transfer
Liverpool were angered by Arsenal's second bid for the 26-year-old when it arrived on Tuesday and remain adamant it will not trigger the release of their prized asset. The Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, was informed by his Anfield counterpart, Ian Ayre, that Liverpool would not consider a sum of £40m for Suárez when he lodged an opening offer of £30m plus £5m in add-ons.
But that has not deterred Arsenal from returning, a fortnight later, with an offer that activates a clause in Suárez's contract by one pound. Under the terms of a contract signed in August, Liverpool must inform last season's leading goalscorer of a club's interest once they receive a bid of more than £40m.
Anfield officials were due to fulfil that obligation to the Uruguay international following Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Melbourne Victory . It will then fall to Suárez to decide whether he wishes to speak to Arsenal, having blamed vilification by the British media and the Football Association as the root of his disillusionment in England.
Liverpool are adamant that the £40m clause is not a fixed sale price and that they remain free to negotiate their own transfer fee for Suárez. As reported earlier this summer, Liverpool rate Suárez as a better player than Fernando Torres when he was sold to Chelsea in January 2011 and would demand in excess of the £50m received for the Spain international. Brendan Rodgers confirmed that position last week when he placed Suárez in the same price bracket as Uruguay team-mate Edinson Cavani, who recently joined Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli for £55.6m.
"When you consider that Cavani has gone for £55m you know … Luis is up there in that bracket of top talent," the Liverpool manager said. "Obviously it [Arsenal's first bid] was an offer we didn't deem worthy of the talent and even if they came back with that kind of amount [£55m] there's no guarantee he would be sold even for that because we are trying to build something here."
Rodgers has repeatedly stated that Suárez is not for sale and it would require "something drastic" to alter Liverpool's stance on a player they supported throughout the racism controversy with Patrice Evra and again when he received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season. The former Ajax captain has six games left to serve of the Ivanovic suspension next term and his appearance against Melbourne Victory will be his first since April's incident.
Nevertheless, Arsenal's strategic move will apply pressure on Liverpool should Suárez ask to open negotiations with Arsène Wenger and push for Champions League football at the Emirates. Arsenal have evidently been encouraged to believe that £40m-plus is a sale clause and a legal dispute over the wording of Suárez's contract cannot be discounted, having been linked with several transfers this summer without breaking the £15m club-record fee paid for Andrey Arshavin in 2009.
Wenger had hoped to sign Gonzalo Higuaín from Real Madrid but the Argentina international is mulling over a move to Napoli for a fee of around £30m. Higuaín's departure from the Bernabéu would increase the prospect of Real joining the pursuit of Suárez but, despite the Uruguayan professing his admiration for Real on several occasions this summer, Real have made no contact with Liverpool.
Suárez, who received a warm reception from a 15,000 crowd that watched Liverpool train in Melbourne on Tuesday, has three years remaining on his contract and Rodgers has insisted the club will not be dictated to by the player over any transfer.
Napoli are also in negotiations to sign José Reina from Liverpool but the goalkeeper's proposed reunion with Rafael Benítez in Serie A has still to be resolved. The Italian club want the Spain goalkeeper on a season-long loan, while Liverpool are keen to remove the 30-year-old's £110,000-a-week contract from their wage bill but want the option of a permanent deal included. The two clubs have not reached agreement on the split of Reina's wages while, for his part, the popular keeper is contemplating whether to move to Italy before a World Cup season having seen a proposed transfer to Barcelona collapse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/23/arsenal-luis-suarez-liverpool-transfer
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
"When you consider that Cavani has gone for £55m you know … Luis is up there in that bracket of top talent," the Liverpool manager said.
Suarez's last three seasons:
23 in 33
11 in 31
4 in 13
Cavani:
29 in 34
23 in 35
26 in 35
So one season on a par with Cavani's weakest means he's in the same bracket? Not to mention his "extra-curricular" activities. I'd also be interested as to why Liverpool seemingly coped just fine without him when he was suspended, in fact they even looked better.
Suarez's last three seasons:
23 in 33
11 in 31
4 in 13
Cavani:
29 in 34
23 in 35
26 in 35
So one season on a par with Cavani's weakest means he's in the same bracket? Not to mention his "extra-curricular" activities. I'd also be interested as to why Liverpool seemingly coped just fine without him when he was suspended, in fact they even looked better.
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
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Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
certainly have more chance of winning the league than us. Suarez would open that gap even more.
they wont sign him though, so theyll have to stick with Giroud :lol:
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
Why do you think this? Lunch coupons on me depend on this deal NOT happening...give me faith...[-o<
Suarez as their only signing up against us with the two we already have in the bag and a possible Soldado? id fancy us above them in that instance - attacking play isn't what's holding them back, until they sort out their soft center they'll continue to be well within our sights
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
suarez would add the goals they missed from RVP
they looked better last season as a collective team than they did when just relying on RVP. You add someone of Suarez's unreal ability to that team and the possibilities are endless especially if they manage the form they ended the season with which was one of the best runs of form I have ever seen.
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
No not that ... I mean why do you think they WONT sign Suarez?
Naughton16
Clive Wilson
Arsenal's spending power can now match the big boys it would seem.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
oh sorry, i just don't think Liverpool would sell to Arsenal. Same reason i didnt think Chelsea would sign Modric
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
Why do you say that? Do you think this because they wouldn't want to strengthen a 'rival'?
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
yeah thats the reason. £40m is an awful lot, I personally think Suarez is worth more.
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
As a footballer he would be. However with the additional baggage?
Lets not forget he's banned for the first what, six games of the season?
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
I hope this Suarez transfer thingie drags on as I would not like to see Liverpool shopping for a striker until we have Soldado wrapped up. They could torpedo that transfer pretty easily with those sort of funds. This might force Levy to move things along a bit faster.
I do think Suarez might end up at RM as a sort of compensation to the RM horde for not getting Bale.
Soldado -> Spurs
Suarez -> RM
Higuain -> Napoli
C. Cole -> Liverpool
Perfect.
I do think Suarez might end up at RM as a sort of compensation to the RM horde for not getting Bale.
Soldado -> Spurs
Suarez -> RM
Higuain -> Napoli
C. Cole -> Liverpool
Perfect.
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