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Luis Suarez still wants to leave Liverpool, says his agent

By Phil McNultyChief football writer

Last updated on .From the section Footballcomments841

Liverpool's Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez's agent has reiterated the Uruguayan's desire to play for a Champions League club during talks with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and managing director Ian Ayre.

Pere Guardiola travelled to Merseyside and held separate meetings with Rodgers and Ayre, which were planned and understood to be amicable.

Liverpool have insisted their position has not changed and they want to keep the 26-year-old striker, while Guardiola has not submitted an official transfer request on behalf of Suarez.

Suarez is currently on an extended break after playing for Uruguay in the Confederations Cup in Brazil.

The player, however, has given a series of interviews this summer in which he has expressed his desire for Champions League football and it is believed Guardiola relayed that message again to Liverpool's hierarchy in Monday's discussions.

Liverpool have already rejected a £30m offer from Arsenal for Suarez, who has spoken publicly this summer about his disenchantment with life in England and what he regards as unfair treatment from the media.

Suarez, who is currently serving a 10-match suspension for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic at Anfield last season, has been consistently linked with a move to Real Madrid.

It would take an offer close to the £50m Liverpool received from Chelsea for Fernando Torres in January 2011 to make them even consider selling the forward.

The Merseyside club, however, have established a close working relationship with the highly respected Guardiola, brother of Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, during Suarez's troubled time at Anfield and have not given up hope that he will resume his career in the Premier League once he has served his ban.

Suarez has scored 51 goals in 96 appearances for the Reds since joining them in January 2011 for £22.7m.

As yet, there has been no firm expression of interest in him from Real Madrid, with Arsenal having made the only firm move, although Chelsea have also been touted as considering a bid for Suarez.

And, given his repeated complaints about his life in England, it would be a surprise if he even considered staying in the Premier League - and if Liverpool would consider selling Suarez to another English club.

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  • Comment posted by simple, at 10:15 9 Jul 2013

    Not a single quote in this entire article, ridiculous. Come back when you have actual news.

  • Comment posted by Pagster, at 10:06 9 Jul 2013

    A story about Suarez leaving, by Phil Mcnulty? You don't see many of those!

  • Comment posted by TheHarold, at 10:21 9 Jul 2013

    McNulty; please read Vickery's article and get some tips on writing a more well informed, less biased and overall better style of article please.
    Look at the comments. People are getting a little fed up.

  • Comment posted by U15570354, at 10:13 9 Jul 2013

    "Luis Suarez still wants to leave Liverpool, says his agent" Where did you get that one, Pere took you to The Albert for a quick pint after talking to Ayre and Rodgers did he. If your'e quoting where is your source. If no source it looks like your just making it up, which is just lazy and poor journalism.

  • Comment posted by U14980700, at 10:58 9 Jul 2013

    Phil McNulty still wants to leave the BBC, says his agent

    It is believed that his agent is expect to tell the BBC that they are not a big enough organisation to match his talent and ambitions. It is not known when or where the meeting will take place. It has long been understood that McNulty has felt that the BBC have been holding back his career. A BBC spokesman offered no comment.

  • Comment posted by ClarkySparky, at 10:29 9 Jul 2013

    There are two things I've learnt to ignore on the BBC website due to reporting complete tabloid hearsay and scurrilous gossip. These are: -

    a) articles regarding Luis Suarez
    b) articles written by Phil McNulty

    As the above ticks both boxes, I can't abide it.

    Anyone remember when the BBC reported news?

  • Comment posted by U14645107, at 10:08 9 Jul 2013

    Where's the quotes from his agent? Another typical half-baked McNutty article. Give us quotes. If you're saying 'he said this', prove it.

  • Comment posted by Stevie, at 10:11 9 Jul 2013

    McNulty, you are pathetic. Seriously - how can your bosses be pleased with your work when you continually look for ways to regurgitate old stories? Reporting them in a different way isn't 'news' or 'journalism' (your supposed trade) - it is barrel-scraping, lazy and a damning indication of your lack of professionalism.....

  • Comment posted by U15765185, at 10:15 9 Jul 2013

    mcnulty thanks for another article on suarez, we need more anti-suarez articles and more pro-utd articles plz mcnulty.

  • Comment posted by U15595423, at 10:42 9 Jul 2013

    I don't even know why I bother coming on here anymore. It's either an article about Suarez or Rooney, it's getting boring now Phil.

  • Comment posted by U14926902, at 10:21 9 Jul 2013

    Phil, where is the quote from the agent? Where is the transfer request? Where is the quote from LFC? The meeting was held but who knows what the outcome was McNulty? One paper this morning says we want to keep him, the other (and the one you side with it appears) says Suarez wants to leave. You are predictable McNulty, you go for anything controversial. The BBC is like the Daily Mirror getting!

  • Comment posted by Drasticus Maximus, at 11:25 9 Jul 2013

    Another scoop of pseudo-journalism by McNulty. I said 3 articles of gossip on Suarez in 36 hours and we are 2/3 of the way there.

    Here's the title for next time Phil 'Suarez wants to win trophies'. Then copy and paste 95% of this article, swapping the paragraphs around and changing the odd word here and there. Throw in a new club name who supposedly made a bid (with no source) and you're done

  • Comment posted by U15329887, at 10:28 9 Jul 2013

    Finally, the chance to comment on a Luis Suarez story. It's been far too long.

  • Comment posted by The Hand of Cod, at 10:23 9 Jul 2013

    @1 What's beyond a joke is yet another Suarez transfer article. 3 stories about Rooney and 3 about Suarez in the last 5 days. Is this really news worthy?

  • Comment posted by Chris, at 12:17 9 Jul 2013

    Every top player wants to play for a champions' league club but none of them want to take a club there. It's lazy footballers like this that create the 'top 4' culture - unbreakable except by a billionaire who can afford these workshy glory-hunters' wages.

  • Comment posted by lil_keen_swift, at 12:17 9 Jul 2013

    To those saying "if you don't like McNulty's journalism, go elsewhere"... That's fine for another site, but this is the BBC! As a British citizen I expect better, as a licence fee payer I demand better. The reason there is a Gossip column on here (a guilty pleasure of mine) is so that these 'stories' can be thrown in there leaving the BBC pages for real news. It's your job to be better than this.

  • Comment posted by SeeDubya, at 10:07 9 Jul 2013

    Give it a break McNulty you bitter, bitter blue. The only comment made after the meaning was that it was "positive".

  • Comment posted by Pagster, at 10:16 9 Jul 2013

    Disenchanted with life in England? Where EXACTLY does he state this, Phil? All I read in your link titled that, was how he is sick of being hounded by the media.

    This whole story is speculation. Instead of rehashing the same story please do some actual journalism. How such a hack became the chief football writer I will never know.

  • Comment posted by scottish_in_the_toon, at 10:13 9 Jul 2013

    Just leave then you little poisonous cannibal...

  • Comment posted by Zoe, at 14:18 9 Jul 2013

    don't let the door hit you on your way out, there is no room for an attitude like his anywhere

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