Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has claimed that star striker Luis Suarez will not be leaving the club in the summer. Ayre has admitted that big European clubs will try and ‘rattle their cage’ by making bids for Suarez, but he is confident the striker is set for a long stay at Anfield.
Manchester City are the latest club to be linked with the Uruguayan, but Ayre brushed the rumours off and claimed it was all part of having one of the most in-demand players in football.
The 27-year old recently signed a new contract at Liverpool in December, less than six months after trying to force a move out of the club to rivals Arsenal in search of Champions League football.
“There has been a lot written about Luis and he is a fantastic individual and we know he loves this club and the fans and has repaid anything he has done wrong in full,” Ayre told BBC Radio Five.
“We have always been supporters of Luis and he has stuck with us and is having probably the best season of his career.”
“All the conjecture which went around last summer leading up to the January window was dispelled by the fact he signed a new contract.”
“The most important thing was Luis said from the outset, when people started showing an interest in him, he wanted to play Champions League football and where better to play that than England’s most successful Champions League team?”
“We love having him as part of the club and I know he loves being here so we would expect that to carry on.”
“We don’t want to sell Luis Suarez and we’ve been consistent with that in every transfer window since he came here.”
By Ben Kelly
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