Arsenal’s number one transfer target has for a while now been Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, but after seeing a club record bid of £40,000,001 be rejected, it looks as though Liverpool may have to sell after Suarez has handed in a transfer request.
However, this does not necessarily mean good news for the Gunners.
Toxic Cheat
Luis Suarez is a player of immense talent. His game is riddled with violence, controversy and cheating, however. He is one of the games “bad guys”.
However, with all the talent comes a lot of baggage. Suarez is a ‘toxic cheat’, and for this reason Liverpool will be willing to offload the striker, to stop him from poisoning the clubs dressing room. So, if Arsenal managed to sign the forward, they would be getting genuine, proven quality, they would also run the risk of this toxic behaviour poisoning their own dressing room.
Not to Arsenal!
While Brendan Rodgers may have finally appeared to have given hope of the Uruguayan staying at the club, following his outburst last week, he seems determined not to let the striker join Arsenal.
Rodgers and the club owner, John Henry, appear resolute in refusing to allow the striker to join Arsenal. This is most likely down to the £40,000,001 bid Arsenal made, which Liverpool felt mocked them, however, there is also the other reason which is why would you want to sell your best player to a league rival?
The PFA have also weighed in on the matter, and have stated that Arsenal’s previous offer did not mean that Liverpool had to sell the striker. This only adds fuel to Liverpool’s argument.
Beware
Arsenal fans should beware, however, that even if we do somehow manage to clinch a deal for the striker, it will only be a matter of time before he turns against the club and starts to pursue a move to Real Madrid or any other top club.
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1, if you guys at work out there had a colleague that s racist and bits people also shows no respect to others would you want to work with him ( arsenal fans)
2 if a player is unhappy and don't even want to work with with you and slags you all off, do you think that he will give you a 100%, he will sulk and cause disruption in the dressing room.
I hope Liverpool have the balls and set a president of running down his contract rotting in the 2nd team.
It's our clubs the fans not some toaster who throws his toys out the pram.
As a arsenal fan I don't want him near here, ok he will score goals but the *** that comes with him, in 2 years we will be in the same position Liverpool are with him now. And that's sad for football, what ever team your a fan off.
We need a few decent players and with the present system set within our club I am afraid this will not happen. Maybe if we finish 5th or 6th it will do our club a favour as things would change then as our revenue stream will be hurt
cos all three have won zilch in the last five years; so yes Brendon is wrong
First is the defence. The gunners need a top class repeat top class gk not some one showing immense wc potential only to burn out in two years time as has happened with the many kids eg Vela,Denilson,etc. Next is the defence.
The gunners need more destructive capability ie break up enemy attacks not another creative md . There are many of this type in the squad.We need a monster sized md to scare the *** out of opposing player not some one 170 cm tall who can do magic with the ball.
Finally the dance/fancy soccer is to be blamed. Maybe Wenger doesn't know or can't be bothered. His one thousand passes before shooting gives defenders plenty of time to stifle the gunners attacking threat. That is why his overall record against the red faced is very ,very poor.Don't be surprised the gunners continue to lose to the top 3 and some lowly teams.
They know his style but he refuses to change .If the gunners are in the mid table by OCt,he shd leave before he causes more damage to the Arsenal brand.
40, 000, 000 and a pound . What a bunch of tw@ts.
Come on its not difficult
You even got adebayor right
What I don't understand is why and how the £40,000,001 bid is in any way insulting or disrespectful. It merely complied with the requirement of Suarez's release clause as understood then. Such information is made readily available by agent as a matter of course and every club is gets access to such information when interested in or being offered a player
As for the valuation of Suarez NO player is worth 50m, aside from Messi & Ronaldo, especially for a player who has the emotional baggage and bite reflex of a crocodile, and is already out for 1/6th of the coming league matches before its even started, personally i don't even want him at my club
get over your napoleon complex of a club, I've never heard a manager utter the word history in every sentence like Rodgers has the last 2/3 weeks. Even he realises the club is relegated to europa league at best if he losses Suarez this summer thats why he's cracking under the media attention.
Grow up, make more of the good transfers like you have since Rodgers took over & stop living in Istanbul, Instead of bashing teams who are looking forward instead of back.
Y.N.L.F ( You'll Never Look Forward)
1. A buy out clause of £100m only after at least spending three seasons at Arsenal FC.
2. Arsenal is only oblige to selling to any club who either came tops or runners up in only three Europe leagues of Spain,Italy or Germany and NEVER to an English team,as long as clause 1.above is met.
Overall, there arent many talented strikers available at the moment, so I would take racist, cheat, disloyal Suarez, even if as a bridge gap for Madrid, but I would put a fat release clause to ensure we get a good price for him.
If Liverpool force Suarez to stay, he'd be such a distractive influence in the dressing room and certainly devisive in the stands. Selling him and doing so quickly is the only realistic option but since no one (especially after this sorry saga) other than Arsenal wants him - then £40m + £1 is the most liverpool are likely to get. Frankly, given the problems assiciated with him, £40m is good money for suarez. This of course assumes Arsenal don't withdraw the £40m and offer less (unlikely!) or pull out completely (more likely given the now limited transfer window)
So no - Liverpool are not in the driving seat!
Whatever emotions Rogers is experiencing, his job is to make appropriate decision in the BEST interest of Liverpool. That means taking the emotion out of it and selling sharpish - even to Arsenal. If this doesn't happen in the next few days, then Rogers is not acting in Liverpool's best interests.
For what it's worth, from his conduct throughout this affair, I think he has already shown himself to be out of his depth at this level. He has not conducted himself in the public arena in a manner that one would expect of the manager of a top club like Liverpool. Perhaps Suarez is right in wanting to leave!
I will also suggest that the media made him into one of footballs 'bad guys'!! Yes he has cheated (just like drogba, bale, ronaldo, gerrard, even cazorla!) I imagine most footy fans love those players! What about john terry? cheating with his teamamtes wife?? that is a million times worse than ANYTHING suarez has done! so did his brother and his dad is drug dealer and thief! he is also a racist, terry and his family are toxic and poison! yet because he is english and plays for a supposed 'superclub' terry is still a good guy right?
Yes suarez bit a player! who was that player..invanovic?? lol! what an angel he is!! ivanovic is one of the dirtiest players in the league! he elbowed someone in the face amongst other things! and he gets a little bite from suarez and he is a victim? wtf!! what about defoe?? when he bit a player? nobody cares about that do they??
yes suarez prob said a racist comment...but to who? Evra a man utd player? his word against Suarez? fergusons word against liverpools? of course suarez was guilty! as would any player whose word was going against that of ferguson!!!
suarez gets in trouble because of his desire to win! if someone (wenger) can make him channel all his craziness into doing only good things then he will become one of the greatest ever players!!
We only know one Henry.... ;)
Liverpool must be screwing for people to buy season tickets what with you all signing on and all that.
Yeah coz Liverpool is full of top player eh?????????
Wat makes u think so.
Madrid won't want to spend on a 27yr old