adminThe Uruguayan striker – who last month revealed he wanted to leave Liverpool – will meet up with the Reds in Melbourne where he will hold showdown talks with manager Brendan Rodgers.
But any hope that Rodgers might have of Suarez staying was diminished when Suarez flatly refused to answer questions on his future after landing in Melbourne.
Suarez was asked if he was excited to be joining up with his team-mates and if Liverpool fans should be buying shirts with his name on the back – but he snubbed the journalist.
Only on Saturday night Rodgers said he was looking forward to linking up with 26-year-old Suarez.
Rodgers, whose side beat an Indonesia XI 2-0 in Jakarta on Saturday, said: ‘I’m looking forward to seeing him, he’s a player I’ve always supported.
“I understand the situation but the bottom line is he is employed by the club.
“The money goes into his bank at the end of every month, so he should be here.
“If he’s not, which I doubt, there will be a problem.”
Meanwhile, Rodgers has revealed finances influenced his decision to sanction Pepe Reina’s move to Napoli.
Reina is expected to join Napoli on a season-long loan early next week after Liverpool decided to let the keeper move on.
The Spaniard’s future at Anfield has been the subject of conjecture since the arrival of Simon Mignolet from Sunderland and Rodgers concedes trimming the club’s wage bill was one of the key reasons in letting Reina depart and he claimed the goalkeeper understood the club’s decision.
“Financially it was something that we needed to look at,” said Rodgers. “That would be the reason (to move Reina) as you wouldn’t move on a top goalkeeper. It (the situation) reared its head over the last couple of months and I had to prepare by bringing in another keeper.
“Pepe is a good guy. I’ve a lot of time for him, and he understands what I want to do totally.
“He’s got a big season ahead because it’s a World Cup year and one where, if he wasn’t going to be playing, could severely harm his chances of going.”
Online Reporter