28 Jul 2017 08:57:57
Hi eds
I was just wondering with all the transfers happening at the min and this is Liverpool related. When Arsenal bid 40mill and 1 pound for Suárez was this a bid that they thought Liverpool would except or more of a hope/ piss take.
And all so how did it go down with Liverpool i. e was it damaging in the two teams relationship in the future.
Thanks for you time.

{Ed002's Note - The situation with Arsenal was that with Suarez desperate to leave the previous summer Liverpool had agreed that if any offer over £40M was made then Suarez would be allowed to move if he wanted to. This was not a buy out or release clause but what is now becoming more popular – a termination clause. At the time, the expectation was that Real Madrid would step in (which was what Suarez then wanted) with an offer but it was far too low for Liverpool to accept. Arsenal made the offer of £40M plus £1 as Guardiola was unsure whether it was “£40M and above” or “over £40M” – there was nothing wrong with that. At the time, as this was seemingly the only way out of Liverpool, Suarez was willing to accept this as a stepping stone to one of the major Spanish clubs, but the Liverpool board blocked it. Suarez's agents took legal advice and were set to argue that Arsenal matched the clause that allowed to leave and that they should allow the player to discuss the transfer with Arsenal as soon as is possible. They would then look to leverage this legal position to stop Liverpool blocking the transfer and were willing to use the £2M then due the player as an incentive in order to facilitate the transfer. Suarez would have moved to Arsenal given the opportunity and this is when he started his campaign against the club regarding broken promises etc.. That summer, Liverpool agreed that he would be able to leave the following summer, regardless – this was done to avoid any potential legal battle. By the following summer Barcelona were interested and that suited Suarez – better than Madrid he tells the Catalan media when they ask. If the matter had of gone to court there would be no doubt the move could have been forced. An appeal would have perhaps been considered by Liverpool but that would have potentially dragged on long enough to stop Suarez playing for anyone until it was resolved – and that could have had disastrous consequences for Liverpool.}


1.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 09:53:46
Wow, what a saga the Suarez transfer turned out to be. I didn't know all that, that's why I love football so much, it's the heartfelt honesty, the ferocious loyalty and integrity shown by players, it brings a tear to my eyes.


2.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 10:05:26
And yet people still see suarez as some type of God and wet themselves when he mentions Liverpool. picked them on the PlayStation. Bla Bla bla. the truth is he nearly tore the club apart. I feel the owners and Rodgers don't get enough credit with how they handled the night mare that was suarez at that time.


3.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 10:51:13
Hi Ed, just wondering what was Suarez .................

{Ed002's Note - The runt has gone - move on.}


4.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 11:50:37
Alright Ed apologies, just curious was all, sorry.


5.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 12:47:45
Thanks for the great info eds. unbelievable have much goes on behind the scenes. No wonder he was biting and bad attitude. sounds like he was just Trying to do everything to move.
Lost so much respect for him 😔.


6.) 28 Jul 2017
28 Jul 2017 12:50:32
And this is why I'll always love Torres but have no respect for Suarez.