The thing with Suarez is

[gco40203]

that he doesn't really want to come to Arsenal but wants to go to Real Madrid. Also Liverpool don't want to sell to Arsenal so they would be more than happy for Madrid to come in. Even with the rhetoric about current market values the reality is that for liverpool a £40M from Madrid is more acceptable than £40M from Arsenal. In any case all the Liverpool hype is just a game to generate £50M+ bid from Madrid who seem to have endless credit available.....so much for the Fair Financial bull**** Mr Gazidis !

So really we are totally out of control of this transfer and it all hinges on whether Mardid make a bid. Even if he comes the reality is that if next summer Madrid coming sniffing then Suarez will be agitating to leave ....on the basis that there was a verbal agreement with the dressing room attendant that he could move to Madrid if he wanted.

Bottom line is that Suarez does not want to come to Arsenal (just like rooney, higuain etc). Why pollute the dressing room with a guy who everybody knows is only in transit and he will be a disruptive arse as soon as Madrid mention his name.

[Dorset Gooner]

[PSRB]

[Brentwood]

He was probably hoping and expecting them to try to sign him, hence his comments about the British press hounding him out

And we all know that if he has a good season with us, Real will come sniffing around next season as well. I don't think anyone's naive enough to think that won't happen. In fact, we're probably hoping it does so that we can recoup the 40m or more

I don't think they can afford both him and Bale though

[Pat Vegas]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Promised he could leave for a certain amount, an amount which his "people" instructed us to bid.

He's forcing his way to come to us. He may well prefer Madrid to Arsenal, every footballer in the world would. As it stands Real have not bid and probably have no intentions of bidding, hence Suarez forcing his transfer to Arsenal.