ACCORDING to The Express, Arsenal have had a club record bid of £30 million for Luis Suarez turned down by Liverpool.
The offer was put forward by Arsenal last week when bookmakers suspended bets on Arsenal being the Uruguayan’s next destinations after a flurry of bets.
The Reds have wasted no time in rebuffing the Gunners approach however, there was no indication that the 26 year old would even want to make the move, seeing as one of his cited reasons for wanting to leave Liverpool was the treatment he was subjected to by officials and the British media alike. A move to Arsenal would do nothing to stem these problems.
Chelsea are reportedly interested in bringing Suarez to Stamford Bridge but it is unlikely the deal would be successful for the same reasons.
Arsenal’s offer, though a club record, was also doomed right from the start courtesy of a reported clause in Suarez’s contract which states that Liverpool will only listen to offers of £40 million or more.
Suarez is due to return to Anfield on July 22nd after recuperating from his participation in the Confederations Cup and Liverpool are hoping he will focus on working hard and repaying the loyalty they have shown him after a turbulent few seasons at Anfield.
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Wake up FSG !!! Even stingy Arsenal willing to spend 30m for a world class player. What are FSG wanting for ???
This Suarez story sounds planted – by the likes of Ivan Gazidis to divert scrutiny from on-going ridiculous attempts by Arsenal to hand an “impotent” Manager, Arsene Wenger, a new (undeserved) contract. If it’s true that Arsenal are willing to spend this much, there is a 24-year-old live-wire, Robert Lewandowski (at Borrusia Dortmund) who Arsenal could get for less than 30 million pounds. Dortmund, having already sold mid-field maestro, Mario Gotze to Bayern, are reluctant to lose another star to their Bundesliga rivals this summer. Lewandowski has a season left on his contract, meaning Dortmund can do business with Arsenal – a team from the EPL. So Wenger and Gazidis MUST drop this tasteless hood-winking of Arsenal fans with a Suarez hoax – and get to serious transfer business. Besides, the Uruguayan “cannibal” stated that he’s pushing for a transfer from Liverpool to get away from a “hostile” English press. So, when did North London (the home of Arsenal FC) cease being part of England?!