Luis Suarez: Liverpool say Uruguay striker not for sale
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Liverpool insist unsettled Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is not for sale.
The 26-year-old's future has been put in doubt this week after he said "now would be a good time to move".
A Liverpool spokesperson said: "Luis Suarez is not for sale. Neither Luis or his representatives have communicated these feelings directly to Liverpool.
"The club remains supportive of Luis and expect him to honour his contract. The club will not be making any further comment at this stage."
Suarez has been a big success since signing for Liverpool in January 2011, scoring 30 goals last season, but he has often been a controversial figure.
He was banned for eight games for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra two years ago and is currently serving a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
The Uruguayan admitted on Wednesday it "would be difficult to say no" to Spanish giants Real Madrid, who have been linked with him.
And on Thursday he added: "It's a good moment for a change of environment because of all I've been through."
Suarez, who Liverpool signed for £22.8m from Dutch side Ajax, told a news conference in Uruguay: "If it was for the financial side I would be gone to a different country already."
And citing his treatment by the media in England, he went on: "I am prioritising my family and my image. I've been through tough moments. Some team-mates and the manager know what I have been suffering and been through.
"I have been treated wrongly and I was not happy with it and I think that it will be understandable if one day I decide to leave Liverpool."
Suarez, who missed the final four games of last season and will sit out the first six of the 2013-14 campaign after being found guilty of violent conduct for biting Ivanovic, was speaking ahead of Uruguay's friendly with France in Montevideo on 5 June.
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Liverpool expecting Suarez to show loyalty and 'honour his contract',
Liverpool saying that 'the club remains supportive' of Suarez, despite everything he's said and done,
Or Suarez saying 'nobody supported me', despite the fact that Kenny Dalglish was sacked, and Liverpool repeatedly embarassed, for doing just that!
He's continually been involved in controversy that is 100% brought on by himself.
I have no sympathy for him. Those calling it a media witch hunt are just as deluded as he is.
Despite being an excellent player, his conduct on the pitch has been the worst I've seen in many years.
If I were a Liverpool fan I'd be happy to get rid
LOL
Liverpool expect Suarez to do the honourable thing? When will they learn...
Time to get rid and build a squad rather than just round one player.
Onwards and upwards.
The fact that Kenny lost his job over, Liverpool fans still stood by him, Gerrard still backed him after the Chelsea match and this man has the guts to say no body supported him. Liverpool should get rid of this man, he may be a football genius but he has a very selfish deluded man. They can buy better players with the money they get for him.
Whats your opinion on Peter Schmeichel What was it he called Ian Wright?
You're the man! Absolutely correct.
Obviously you have been around long enough to remember LFC are better than this. Ian Rush, John Aldridge, John Barnes, Kenny were better players than Suarez and didn't drag the club down to such a level. Their professionalism held the club in high regard and Suarez is destroying the history and effort of all those before him.
However, I fear they are running scared and will bottle any deal to move him on.
Would he get a kick under Shankly or Paisley.
What price integrity?
Never mind dave maybe one day you will actually post on an Everton blog :-)