Liverpool's Luis Suarez dismisses Real Madrid transfer talk and vows to win fans back
Liverpool's Luis Suarez dismisses Real Madrid transfer talk and vows to win fans back
"I made the decision to stay weeks ago" claims controversial striker, who didn't even ask his advisors about late Bernabeu move
Happy days: Suarez insists he's ready to knuckle down
John Powell
Luis Suarez is ready to reclaim the faith of Liverpool fans, after
insisting he made up his mind to stay at Anfield “some weeks ago”.
The striker was questioned about late Real Madrid interest in his signature when he landed in Montevideo on Monday night for international duty with Uruguay.
But
even though sources in Madrid suggest there WAS a late inquiry about
his position, Suarez claimed he had dismissed their interest after
reconciling himself to the idea of playing on for the Reds.
And
the 26-year-old began the job of repairing his relationship with the
Anfield faithful when he insisted his only thoughts now are to restore
their in him.
“For, me, it has been closed for some time. I made
the decision to stay at Liverpool some weeks ago, and I want to stay and
work for the team from now on,” said Suarez, who has three matches of
his 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic still to serve.
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“I will go back to Liverpool to play, and I hope to be the same player the fans can trust.
“I
said I wanted to play in the Champions League, but when that didn’t
happen, I knew I’d be happy with life to have my future at Liverpool.”
Suarez has jetted out to play for Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Colombia over the next week.
When
asked about Real's late interest, he insisted he had not even asked his
advisors about it because he'd made up his mind to stay, and has made
peace with Liverpool.
“It is closed now, and I am comfortable with the decision. I
said if there was something good, I would be interested, if not, then I
am happy at Liverpool. I can say now I am happy,” he added.
“Of course, I am not playing. I just want to concentrate on getting ready to play for Liverpool again.
“It
is good I will be able to play in Uruguay. We have four matches coming
up that will decide if we go to the World Cup, and I want to be
important in those games.”
While Suarez's commitment to stay is
quite possibly the best piece of business Liverpool have done in the
summer transfer window, manager Brendan Rodgers has also been keen to
express his excitement at the new signings he brought in on Monday.
Rodgers
welcomed winger Victor Moses on a season's loan from Chelsea and landed
defenders Mamadou Sakho from Paris Saint-Germain and Tiago Ilori from
Sporting Lisbon for a combined £20m-plus. One... Sakho has joined from PSG
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“I’m obviously very pleased," said the Kop boss. "The window
this summer has been very productive for us, and I think it’s a massive
coup to get Sakho, and it’s great credit to our people we were able to
sign someone of that calibre.
“Sakho was probably a surprise for
many people because he was highly rated at PSG and a French
international player who they didn’t want to lose. Two... Ilori's left Sporting Lisbon for Anfield
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“With the likes of him and Tiago Ilori, we’re trying to build
something here. Those two players, especially Sakho, can play in the
team now, but we’ve got one eye on the future as well.
“Victor is a player the crowd will love, because he wants to beat players, but he also has a real work ethic to him.” Three... Chelsea's Victor Moses will spend the season with Liverpool
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