Former Liverpool FC striker John Aldridge has accused Luis Suarez of a “massive lack of loyalty” by his desire to leave the club. Suarez is expected to hand in a formal transfer request to Liverpool, according to reports in his home country Uruguay, after Arsenal had a bid of £40,000,001 for the striker rejected. Aldridge, who scored 63 goals in 104 games for Liverpool, said Suarez owed a debt of gratitude to the club for sticking by him after his racism and biting controversies. “There’s a massive lack of loyalty there and especially the way Liverpool have stuck by Luis,” said the former Republic of Ireland international. “Not everything’s all about money. “It’s different with Luis Suarez because of the positions he’s put Liverpool in over the last couple of years and they’ve stuck by him. “The fans have been loyal, the manager’s been loyal, his comrades have been loyal, and the hierarchy have been loyal to him. They’ve done everything in the powers possible to back him up and he’s basically put a custard pie in everyone’s face.” The Uruguay international is serving a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and previously was banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. Arsenal’s bid met the requirements of a clause in Suarez’s contract which said the club had to inform the player if an offer of more than £40m was made. Suarez and his representatives may yet argue that are now in a position to negotiate with the Gunners but Liverpool will try to reject that claim. However, Suarez’s agent Pere Guardiola told the club this month the player wants to play Champions League football and Liverpool’s prospects of holding onto the 26-year-old appear slim. Rodgers and managing director Ian Ayre were to hold further discussions with Suarez as the tour moved to Thailand yesterday ahead of their third and final match of the trip in Bangkok on Sunday. Meanwhile, having waited 120 years for the club to visit Australia, Ayre has promised fans in the country Liverpool will return in the near future. More than 95,000 fans turned up at the Melboune Cricket Ground this week to see Liverpool beat Melbourne Victory 2-0 in their first-ever official match in Australia. And asked if the club are likely to return soon, Ayre said: “Yes, absolutely. “We’ve said in various different events this week that it’s taken us 120 years or so to get here, but it certainly won’t take us that long to come back. “This has proved just how big Liverpool are in this part of the world and the fans here deserve a reasonably regular visit. It’s just about fitting it in with all of those other places people want us to go.” Read more: Liverpool Daily Post John Aldridge: Luis Suarez has shown “massive lack of loyalty” to Liverpool FC - Liverpool FC News - Liverpool FC - Sport - Liverpool Daily Post liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2013/07/26/john-aldridge-luis-suarez-has-shown-massive-lack-of-loyalty-to-liverpool-fc-99623-33657927/#ixzz2ac4Ihh89
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:18:43 +0000
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