Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is confident star
striker Luis Suarez will remain at Anfield for years to come.
Suarez tried to force through a move away from Liverpool
after the club's failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League last season.
The forward was the subject of two bids from Premier
League rivals Arsenal in August before signing a new contract in December.
Suarez has since enjoyed his best season in England,
scoring 29 goals to help Liverpool reach the top of the Premier League.
His form has not gone unnoticed, with title-rivals
Manchester City reportedly weighing up a big-money move, but Liverpool have no
intention of letting their prized asset depart.
"We love having him as part of the club and I know he
loves being here so we would expect that to carry on," Ayre told BBC Radio
Five.
"We don't want to sell Luis Suarez and we've been
consistent with that in every transfer window since he came here.
"We are a team on the up and he is a fundamental
part of what we are trying to achieve.
"We would never wantonly sell Luis Suarez."
Liverpool have stuck by Suarez despite a number of
controversial incidents since his arrival from Ajax in 2011.
Suarez found himself at the centre of a racism row with
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, before biting Chelsea's Branislav
Ivanovic at the end of last season.
Ayre expects Suarez to repay the faith shown in him at
Anfield.
"There has been a lot written about Luis and he is a
fantastic individual and we know he loves this club and the fans and has repaid
anything he has done wrong in full," said Ayre.
"The important thing is we remain committed
together. We have supported Luis through thick and thin and he has done the
same by signing up to a new long-term contract recently.
"We would expect that to continue, but we'd also
expect people to come in and rattle our cage every transfer window."
Culled from Soccerway
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