According to reports, Liverpool wantaway striker Luis Suarez has sensationally make a u-turn over his future and now insists that he will remain at Anfield for the coming season.
Arsenal, whose participation in the Champions League appealed to Suarez, had pushed hard to sign the 26-year-old, though a bid of £42 million - which would have smashed their transfer record - was rejected.
now the former Ajax frontman appears to have finally accepted
Liverpool's no-sale stance, and says the club's passionate fanbase has
convinced him to remain on Merseyside.
He told Uruguayan newspaper El Observador: "Right now, because of all the love of the fans, I will be staying."
Despite
Suarez's latest committal to Liverpool, the Uruguayan seemingly has a
lot of bridges to mend with the club after he threatened legal action as
he disputed a clause in his contract.
Manager Brendan Rodgers,
meanwhile, will be delighted to be able to call on Suarez next season,
though has previously insisted that the striker must apologise for his
conduct.
"Initially there will be an apology to his team-mates
and the club," said Rodgers. "Then a recognition that he is ready to
fight for the club.
"We are all on
the same page. He won't be going to Arsenal, that's for sure. When Luis
is committed to the cause, we will welcome him back with open arms."
Suarez,
who has six games remaining of his ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav
Ivanovic, was the Premier League's second highest scorer last term with
23 goals.