“We’re on standby for Suarez” – Wenger

Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal’s pursuit of Luis Suarez is on “on standby”, as it emerged that the Liverpool striker was considering legal action to force through a move.

The Anfield club has already turned down two bids from the Gunners, the second being the controversial £40,000,001 offer, which was supposed to trigger his release clause.

“At the moment the situation is on standby,” Wenger told Al Jazeera Sport. “I heard that [Suarez is considering legal action to force a move] but this is sometimes linked with things that you don’t know as a potential buyer.

“That is the story between Suarez and Liverpool and I don’t know what has been said, what has been promised and what has been written and that is only Suarez and Liverpool that can decide that.

“It’s nothing to do with us. We have been told that the player wants to leave Liverpool and that’s why we’ve acted.”

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