“There is absolutely no chance of Suarez move” – Wenger concedes defeat in striker

Arsene Wenger has seemingly accepted that Luis Suarez moving to Arsenal this summer.

The Frenchman has seen Liverpool knock back two bids for the striker, while the Uruguay international also failed to force through a move away from Anfield.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has now insisted that the Suarez saga has been resolved, even as the player has returned to first-team training.

“Yes,” Wenger told reporters when asked if a deal was not possible anymore. “Absolutely no chance of that.”

However, Wenger, who has brought in only Yaya Sanogo so far, promised to bring in new faces before the transfer window slams shut in 12 days time.

“It is like a poker game,” he continued. “People hold their cards as long as possible and see what is happening out there. In the end, they go for decisions.

“First everybody goes on holiday and nobody wants to do anything. Then in many clubs there are manager changes. They need to know the squad before they make a decision. Many, many things but it is always like that.

“Quality-wise we don’t need anybody but number-wise we are short as I told you yesterday. We lost [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain, [Mikel] Arteta and [Abou] Diaby – three international midfielders. That is why we are short.

“We tried to bring one in but we are working on that. You have to understand there is still a long way to go. The transfer market starts for me now and a lot of activity will happen between now and September 2.

“From August 21 until September 2 you have 12 days, so a lot will happen. It starts now.”

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