It won’t be Rodger and out for Luis

Posted Saturday, July 13, 2013 by The Sun

COME HERE, YOU'RE STAYING ... Brendan Rodgers wants to keep hold of Luis Suarez

BRENDAN RODGERS insists he has no intention of letting Luis Suarez walk out on Liverpool.

As revealed by SunSport on Wednesday, Spanish giants Real Madrid have emerged as the leading candidates to KO Arsenal’s interest in the wantaway striker.

But Rodgers is determined to keep hold of Suarez — unless a club activates a clause in his contract by bidding £40million or more.

The Reds boss said: “Over the course of the last few months and towards the end of the season there has been a lot of speculation with Luis.

“But the fact is it remains the same — we value the player. He had a terrific season for us last year and showed his qualities.

“Since then I’ve been in communication with him through texts and conversations on the phone and the situation is pretty much the same.”

Suarez, 26, scored 30 goals for Liverpool last season but his campaign ended controversially after he was handed a 10-game ban — six of which he is still to serve — for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

But Rodgers reckons the Uruguayan will stick around to see out more of the four-year deal he signed last August.

He added: “Luis is a valued player and an absolute magician on the field.

“He is a real competitor, a real winner. He wants Liverpool to do so well but, like every player, every manager, and more importantly every football club, they want to be working at the very highest level.

“At the minute he is on a break, he is relaxing with his family.

“We are in constant communication. He has got three years left on his contract, we don’t want to sell him, and we hope everything will be fine for the summer.

“We want to bring in few more players to reinforce the group and we think we can put up a real fight next season.”