Liverpool Transfer News: Luis Suarez Reiterates Desire to Leave Anfield in the Summer, Admits Real Madrid Would Be Difficult to Turn Down

Jun 12, 2013 03:13 AM EDT

Liverpool look like they face a losing battle to keep hold of Luis Suarez in the summer, after the prolific striker again reiterated his desire to leave the English Premier League.

Suarez expressed his intentions to secure a move away a while back due to the treatment meted out to him in England, but Liverpool have insisted their player is not for sale.

The 26-year-old, who is currently serving a ten-match ban for biting the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, however insisted his staying in the Premier League and England has become almost impossible.

"Ever since I arrived I have felt bad, they have never judged me for my play but with the attitude that he dives, protests, makes gestures, racism... everything," Suarez told television show RR Gol.

"They have never spoken well of me. For that reason, when I was told I could win the Player of the Year award, I said: 'I will not get excited as I know that I will never win an important award in England.'"

Suarez also feels he has been treated unfairly compared to other players, citing the difference in the length of the bans with him and John Terry. Suarez was banned for eight after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, while Terry only received four games for an incident involving Anton Ferdinand.

"Without any proof they gave me an eight match ban, but with Terry, where they had proof, lip-readers, they gave him four, I'm South American and I think that's the root of all of this," he said.

"Liverpool is a club that I dreamt about playing for as a boy. I have been with great players there, they know me and I would love to continue for many more years at Liverpool.

"The stadium is spectacular, the fans are phenomenal: people with tattoos of me, things that I could never have imagined.

"After the (Evra) suspension people would come up to me, this is something that really touched me and they would say: 'Luis forget everything and stay.'

"But I can't forget as it was something that I had to suffer, that my family had to suffer and away from football I have a family to support and who are hurt by these things."

Suarez recalled a recent trip to Manchester, which led to him strengthening his decision to leave.

"About a week ago I was walking in a shopping centre near Manchester and three or four guys asked me for a photo," he said.

"While we were posing for it my wife said to me 'Luis, get out of the photo.'

"She noticed they were making biting gestures. I was with my wife and my daughter. Things like that get on your nerves.

"My wife was on the brink of tears and the blokes ran off laughing. You get tired of stuff like that."

Real Madrid are thought to be the frontrunners for the Liverpool forward's signature, and Suarez admitted a move to Real would be difficult to turn down.

"Every player wants to reach the very top and Real Madrid are at the very top, but everything that has been said is just rumors, I have had nothing concrete," he said.

"Obviously Real Madrid is a great team and every player dreams about them. Real Madrid is Real Madrid and it's as high as you can go as a player and they will always tempt you."

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