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Why would Suarez want to leave?” Asks Liverpool manager Brenden Rodgers

By on July 25, 2013

Liverpool manager Brenden Rodgers has warned his wanted forward Luis Suarez that it would be a mistake to join Arsenal. Arsenal, who are desperate to land Suarez, lodged a reinforced £41 million bid for he Uruguayan which Liverpool rejected out of hand.

The Reds remain determined to not let their top scorer to unless their £55m valuation of Suarez is met, despite Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger making a club-record bid. Suarez also told Liverpool that he wishes to join a club playing Champions League football, underlining his worries about Liverpool’s failure to qualify for among Europe’s elite last season. Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the sixteenth successive time l, yet Rogers fails I see why Suarez would want to join Arsenal.

“I know what we are trying to build and grow, so why would you swap Liverpool to go to Arsenal?” the Liverpool manager said. “I am not sure that it adds up, to be honest. Arsenal has a wonderful history in its own right but Liverpool is one of the biggest clubs in the world. OK, we might not be in the Champions League and haven’t been for a while now but our competitors have grown around us and we have to step up to the challenge now.”

He added: “Would it be a mistake for Luis to leave? 100%. The team was built around Luis last season. I made some big calls to get the team to work in a way to suit his strengths and it is no coincidence he had a great season apart from the end bit. We would love to have him to continue the next phase.

“It is difficult for Luis, I understand that. If a team wants you, it can be difficult. But I am not sure many teams will have done what we have done in the last couple of games [play to crowds of over 80,000 and 90,000 in Indonesia and Australia respectively]. I am sure Luis will have seen the sheer size and status of the club, so we’ll just see how it goes. It is not something we want to run on too long.”

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