The sensational transfer of Luis Suárez continues to move closer and closer as Arsenal has triggered a clause in his contract - Suarez is aware of the bid now (legally) and asked Liverpool to allow him to hold talks with Arsenal.

Furthermore, Arsenal and Suarez have already agreed personal terms in principle - a five year deal which would see him net £150k per week.

“He is very much a Liverpool player”

According to Brendan Rodgers, Suárez is still very much a Liverpool player, but I beg to differ.

The £150k per week is a significant raise from his current £120k per week contract at Liverpool. That coupled with Arsenal’s ability to offer him Champions League football seems to have encouraged Suárez to promptly start the process of handing in a formal transfer request.

Also, Suárez couldn’t have seemed less interested in Liverpool’s friendly against Melbourne Victory today despite brilliantly setting up a goal by Iago Aspas.

He looks more like somebody who is barely a Liverpool player.

“What’re they smoking?”

John W Henry, Liverpool’s owner, posted via his official twitter account “What’re they smoking over there at Emirates?” A bit ironic coming from the guy who sanctioned the signing of Andy Carroll for £35 million, Stuart Downing for £20 million and still believes that Suárez will be in Merseyside next season.

If Suárez does in fact hand in a transfer request, Wenger’s cheeky £40,000,001 won’t be such a laughing matter to the Liverpool executives as we would probably end up landing him for closer to £45 million as opposed to Liverpool’s £55 million valuation of the Uruguayan.

Sign him quick

Arsenal do need to move swiftly, however, as Higuaín has sealed a move to Napoli. Ancelloti will be wanting to use those funds to replace the Argentine and will no doubt move in for Suárez very soon.

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