“Stay one more year at Liverpool and join Barca or Madrid, not Arsenal” – Gerrard

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, has asked Luis Suarez not to stay at Anfield and move to a much bigger club than Arsenal next year.

The Uruguay striker was desperate secure a move to the Emirates this summer, but the club stood firm despite two bids from the Gunners.

Gerrard has now urged the former Ajax player to give it a year with Liverpool and leave for one of Europe’s powerhouses next season.

He said: “I didn’t ever think Luis would leave – well, not to another English club anyway.

“I don’t want to disrespect Arsenal, because they are a fantastic club, but I don’t see joining them as being a step forward for Luis.

“There are only really two or three clubs he should leave this football club for if he is taking a step forward.

“If we don’t qualify for the Champions League this season he can go to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich and he can go with his head held high.

“The one thing I can assure you, it’s not about money with Luis Suarez.”

Gerrard added: “I understand we’re a little bit off the Champions League here at the moment, but I think he would ruin the relationship he has got with the supporters here if he went to another English club.

“I saw what happened to Fernando Torres. I didn’t want Luis to make the same mistake and that’s the advice I gave him. He’ll have another chance to move forward to a club that he deserves to be at.”

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