Liverpool news: Luis Suarez reveals how Steven Gerrard convinced him to turn down Arsenal and wait for Barcelona

Liverpool news: Luis Suarez reveals how Steven Gerrard convinced him to turn down Arsenal and wait for Barcelona
Luis Suarez has explained how Steven Gerrard convinced him to not join Arsenal in the summer of 2013.The striker had scored 23 Premier League goals in the 2012/13 season and only finished behind Robin van Persie who netted 26 times.Steven Gerrard convinced Luis Suarez to stay at Liverpool for another season3
Steven Gerrard convinced Luis Suarez to stay at Liverpool for another season
The Gunners submitted a bid of 40million and 1 on the understanding Liverpool would not accept a bid of less than 40million.Suarez was serving a 10-game ban at the time for biting Branislav Ivanovic in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea and was considering forcing a move to Arsenal who, unlike Liverpool, had Champions League football for the following season.Suarez scored 31 league goals in his final season for the Reds3
Suarez scored 31 league goals in his final season for the Reds
Speaking to Otro, Suarez said: “We qualified for the UEFA Europa League but the season ended badly.“I’m about to go to Arsenal, forcing myself to go, and Steven tells me ‘I promise that if you stay this year you’re going to take off and next year you’ll go to Bayern, Barcelona, Real Madrid or whichever one you want, but stay this year because you won’t be better off at Arsenal’.Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League title in the 2013/14 season3
Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League title in the 2013/14 season
“This was the last conversation I had with Gerrard at that moment and I told my agent that I had made my decision and I was staying.“His words convinced me in that moment. They came from a person who cared for me, who wanted my well-being, who saw me suffer during training and saw me sad.“They were words from a true captain that had an impact in that moment and helped me a lot.” Suarez went on to have a phenomenal campaign in the 2013/14 season where he scored 31 Premier League goals as they narrowly missed out on the title.He did win the PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year awards before signing for Barcelona in the summer in a deal worth around 65million.Since then he scored 172 goals in 236 game and won three LaLiga titles, four Copa Del Reys and the Champions League.

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