Jamie reckons Kop can keep Suarez

DON'T TAKE IT AS RED ... Suarez may stay at Anfield

EX-LIVERPOOL Jamie Carragher reckons the Reds can hang on to Luis Suarez for next season.

The Uruguay international has made several comments claiming he has been mistreated in England and would like to move to Real Madrid.

Liverpool have not yet heard from the player or his agent about his intentions and no approach has been made by the Spanish side.

Suarez is still on international duty at the Confederations Cup, where he has a third-place play-off against Italy on Sunday.

But once the tournament has finished it is expected there will be discussions about his situation.

And Carragher, who retired at the end of last season, reckons his former club can keep the 26-year-old at Anfield next season.

He said: “I think he might stay. Some big clubs will be interested in him because he is such a top player and that is something we have to accept.

“We can’t complain about that, we bought him off Ajax. He signed a contract last summer and he has a few years left and hopefully we can keep him.

“He is very important. He was probably the best player in the Premier League last season and you want to be keeping your best players, which is what he is.”

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler hopes changes at three of England’s top four clubs this summer give the Reds a chance of making up some ground.

Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea have all replaced their managers and Fowler believes that may help Brendan Rodgers in his second season in charge.

Fowler said: “At the start of every season, we always have aims and ambitions to get into the top four and get as high up the table as we can.

“We didn’t do it last season, but you could see the progression was slowly getting there — we were getting better all the time.

“For this season, there have been a few more players added to the squad, so I think the consistency will be a little bit better.

“The likes of Manchester United and Chelsea have got new managers now, so hopefully it will be a bit of a sticking point for them.

“But in terms of Brendan Rodgers and the squad we’re putting together, I think we can certainly challenge for that top four.”