Reds tough on Suarez

Ayre has, however, played down any notion the striker may be about to leave Liverpool after signing a four-year deal last August.
“You can read into the comments – it was given in his native language so I think maybe it was a bit lost in translation,” Ayre told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“We’ve been consistent with Luis. Last summer he signed a new four-year contract and we have no desire to sell Luis. He is a fantastic player and a great contributor to our team.
“We’ve been very honest with him and he’s been very honest with us.”

Suarez is under contract at Anfield until 2017 but in the interview hinted he could be tempted by a big-money move at the end of the season.

The Uruguay international has scored 29 times and is the top flight’s leading scorer with 22. Suarez’s form has regularly seen him linked with clubs who can offer him Champions League football but the 26-year-old has constantly stressed he is happy at Anfield, having only signed an improved contract less than 12 months ago.

And Liverpool have moved swiftly to deny interest on their part in selling their star player, with managing director Ian Ayre telling the BBC the club expected him to stay next season and beyond.

“There’s a story about Luis every week. It’s in his local language,” Ayre said.
“We did a new four-year deal with Luis last summer, he’s had a fantastic season for Liverpool and it doesn’t surprise us every day when he’s linked with a move or he’s asked to comment on it and he makes a comment that gets taken in different directions.

“We love Luis being at Liverpool, our fans love Luis being at Liverpool and he loves being at Liverpool and we fully expect him to be there next season.”
However, speaking in his homeland before today’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, Suarez refused to rule out leaving Anfield in the summer.

“I am very happy at Liverpool but you never know in football,” he said in quotes picked up by the Liverpool Echo.
“A player’s ambition is always there, the ambition of wanting to play in elite teams is always there.

“I’m in a world-class team, an elite team like Liverpool. We have to realise we have a new manager who is imposing a philosophy and a way of playing that the players are adapting to as best we can. We hope that it will bear fruit next year. — Mailonlione.