I'm really not worried. I expect him to be a Liverpool player come September.
What is Luis Suarez worth?
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I expect him to be a Madrid player come September. Don't see Madrid missing out on their shiny new toy, it doesn't work like that.
http://www.marca.com/2014/06/04/en/football/real_madrid/1401866373.html
He's the article in English. It says the arrival of Suarez won't affect Benzema and that Benzema is seen as essential. @alastair
He's the article in English. It says the arrival of Suarez won't affect Benzema and that Benzema is seen as essential. @alastair
They'll get him, but it won't be until next year.
It's not like we'll miss him anyway, given that he only scores against the bottom team or something.
Is it as much a given that Rooney will be pining for a move should an offer come in this summer? He's wanted out twice now after all.
He won't be getting much more than he gets with us and we finished 2nd and are back in the CL playing great football. All factors highly different from last summer.
And besides, there are degrees of wanting to join. Lallana apparently wants to join us, but so far hasn't wanted to rock the boat or agitate for a move.
If we accept an offer I expect Suarez will be interested in their offer. If we don't, I don't expect he'll be agitating for move.
That said, with Luis being Luis, it's anybody's guess what his next move is.
It's Perez policy to sign a Galactico a year if there's one out there. After Ronaldo and Kaka they have only managed to get Bale as the glamourous signing as there weren't any players of this calibre emerging between 2009 and 2013, now that Suarez is on the radar they will do their utmost best to bring him.
I think that is a more likely scenario.
I admire your optimism, I genuinely felt the same with Ronaldo. Madrid, unfortunately, are nasty bastards regarding transfers. More often than not they get their man.
Well we already know he doesnt like living in Liverpool or have liverpool completely erased last season from their memories ? hes as good as gone if Madrid even flash their knickers at him
The obvious flaw in the Rooney comparison is his nationality. That is one of the main reasons why Suarez could make a cue for the move. Spanish weather, familiar tongue. The comparison did not make any sense but I guess anything to calm the nerves because of the fear of losing your talisman.
And are you actually comparing the pull of Real Madrid to that of Liverpool? Seriously! One is perhaps the biggest club in the world while the other has lived off it's past reputation for a good 5 years and just had their best year in a long time in which they even failed to win a single trophy.
About the statement that he would not get more than what you are giving him, I hope that is a joke. If Bale's alleged figures are anything to go by, Suarez would make a killing there. No doubt about the fact that he will make much more than what he is on here, unless he is already on 300k/week, which I doubt is the figure.
Lived off their reputation for 5 years? Try 20
Suarez is so utterly unpredictable it's impossible to guess,there is every chance he will be at Madrid by September, but equally as much he will stay at Liverpool for a few more years....
Suarez surely talked with Liverpool about potential moves before he extended his contract. They will have some kind of agreement and when Real rings the bells, he´ll be gone. The only question is how much they have to pay. That said I am not really sure if Real wants to buy him. Not really a real-like player.
Over half against the bottom 5 teams is the exact stat, but of course you'll miss him because he's nonetheless your best player. I'd say you won't miss him as much as Spurs missed Bale though, as your attack is more balanced and the money would allow you to strenghten elsewhere.
A front three of Ronaldo, Suarez and Bale, as good as it looks on paper, wouldn't blend well, in my opinion. Suarez is a bit greedy and likes to everything on his own, at times.
In the 4-3-3 system Madrid are playing, they could do with a false no.9 - a player who will drop off into the pockets of space and supply Bale and Ronaldo who will be forever making darts runs in between the full back and centre back. They should try Isco in that role.
In the 4-3-3 system Madrid are playing, they could do with a false no.9 - a player who will drop off into the pockets of space and supply Bale and Ronaldo who will be forever making darts runs in between the full back and centre back. They should try Isco in that role.
Agree with you there.
Benzema already does that dropping off thing very well. That's why I think he's the perfect striker for their system, and that they'd be stupid to bin him off. He's not perfect but he's one of the best strikers around at creating chances for other players.
Suárez played out wide in a 433 a good few times towards the end of this year which outlines his selflessness and mobility and he always drops off into pockets of space anyway. He is more selfish than Benzema but he's got more quality as well, so ultimately he'll provide more for his team as well as producing more individually. Plus he adds a bit of bite, tenacity and workrate to an attack which is short on that.
I'd say it's a complete and utter waste to play someone like Isco so far forward as a "false 9" because it's a waste of a forward position on someone who possesses so little goal threat. How many successful "false nines" are there? It's very fashionable to talk about them but realistically only very special players have made it work. It was first tried out by Hungary back in the 50s and yes part of the reason it bamboozled England and worked so well was because it created space for the "false nine" - Hidegkuti - to work his creative magic, but he wouldn't have been played there to begin with if he didn't possess a goal threat. He had a 1 in 2 goal record at international level. Similarly when Spalletti brought it back into the modern game it was to help maximise Totti's creative influence on the game, but he still possesses a terrific goal threat. Then of course there's Messi. The likes of Gotze and Silva have been tried there as makeshift fixes in international squads because of inferior forwards, but when you possess the means that a club like Madrid have then you'll never be forced to go for any such makeshift fix. As of yet neither of those two (or Fábgreas) have excelled in the role either.
Suarez this season has been anything but selfish. That's one of the core reasons why Sturridge has shone this season. IMO even his earlier selfishness was due to having unreliable goalscorers around him.
I'm sure he will be excellent for Real. Similar stuff was said about how Bale wouldn't do well there as well.
Suarez can be selfish as he can be selfless, he's a great player and would be perfect for Madrid. He'd still as creative as Benzema while being more ruthless in front of goal. I like Karim a lot, I'm a big fan but Suarez is just better than him at every level.
Lived off their reputation for 5 years? Try 20
Suarez is so utterly unpredictable it's impossible to guess,there is every chance he will be at Madrid by September, but equally as much he will stay at Liverpool for a few more years....
I said 5 mainly because they had a good PL run in that period and did well in the CL under Rafa prior to it.
Love how it's liverpool fans getting accused of wishful thinking. It was 101% certain he'd go last year according to the caf. You lot are absolutely dying for him to leave.
If Madrid want him, they will get him.
Tbf you lot are deluded about most things.
He's said to Southampton he wants to leave ...
You're on a United forum are we supposed to be desperate for him to stay and then be sympathetic when/if he does leave?
He's not exactly handing in transfer requests, agitating in the media or refusing to play for them again though.
My point is there are many degrees of wanting to join a club between "if they have an offer accepted I will be interested" and "at all costs." Most players are somewhat careful of burning too many bridges.
The stock Caf post since May 2013...
Real pretty much always get their main target.
They are a bigger club and have just won the champions league for the tenth time. He'd have a better standard of living, better weather, more money, better chance at trophies and far, far better teammates. If he's their main target (he wasn't last year) then Suarez is gone.
Yeah, must be horrible for him living up t'north. Feel for the guy.
Add to that not having to be in a city filled with that god awful screeching accent....... Why would anyone want to stay
If Madrid want him, they'll get him. Simple as really, unfortunately.
I remain unconvinced that Real want him badly enough to pay a huge fee again.
I can see them waiting for a season before signing another 'Galactico'.
Real's policy this window might be dictated by what Barca do. If Barca splurge in order to rebuild then Real may spend big to get some attention.
Perez is crazy enough to base his entire transfer policy on silly things like that.
I can see them waiting for a season before signing another 'Galactico'.
Real's policy this window might be dictated by what Barca do. If Barca splurge in order to rebuild then Real may spend big to get some attention.
Perez is crazy enough to base his entire transfer policy on silly things like that.
Article from Tony Barrett on Suarez.
Looks like it will be a long drawn out saga.
Well, with Barca's looming transfer ban and ageing legs and lack of quality coming through, it's pretty much nailed on they will spend this year. You can be sure Real won't sit idly by. Also, I'm not sure where Liverpool now sit with their £100m revenue from the season just finished, but surely they need to sell if they want to spen big in order to comply with UEFA and premier league FFP?
He's not leaving. I think that is pretty evident. The signs from last year that he had a ridiculous season coupled with the switching off to his cuntery means he'll get away with it again this year in England. If he had have been dismissed a third time for a being a cnut you could have guaranteed he was off but it was bizarre how the media who crucified him licked his ass all season.
I'd put a gorilla of @Invictus earnings down that he'll stay.
I'd put a gorilla of @Invictus earnings down that he'll stay.
Talk about a biting tackle...
Suarez has shown at Ajax & Liverpool he is comfortable playing in a front three and in any position. I think it is more down to Suarez that his partnership with Sturridge has been so effective. Unlike someone like say Cavani, Suarez is a lot more adaptable and can easily adapt.
Of course. No one likes a biting racist.
If madrid do really want him, they'll get him. Last season it was arsenal trying to get him. If it was madrid then it would happened then.