Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes striker Luis Suarez will stay at the club for the foreseeable future and has dismissed all reports linking the Uruguayan with a move away.
Suarez’s future was talk of the Summer after he admitted that he wanted to leave the club in order to play in the Champions League, however, despite repeating his desires to leave Anfield, the club refused to sell.
In fact, The Reds rejected two formal offers from Premier League rivals Arsenal and since then, the Uruguayan has been in fine form for the club.
Since returning from his hefty ban for biting last season, Suarez has scored six goals in just five games, including a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend, and despite his impressive form, Rodgers believes he will remain at Anfield.
“No, I wouldn’t say that,” insisted Rodgers. “I think he, like ourselves, wants to be at the very highest level he can be.
“And you can see by his performances he deserves to be looking at that level.
“But it also shows he has been excellent in his attitude, you see his work rate – that is the key.”
Rodgers added: “For me, this is the place for Luis. I still maintain that even if we were in mid-table this would be the place for him to be because this is a massive club – a global institution.
“But as a football club and as a team we are growing – and he can grow with us. Luis has the support of everyone at the club and the love of everyone and because this is a worldwide institution, there is no better place for him to grow.
“When a player is happy and working well you get a performance like you did [against West Brom].”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
