The Gunners have made a fresh attempt to sign the Uruguayan by offering Liverpool €41m up front supplemented by a potential €8m in add-ons


Arsenal have lodged a staggering bid worth €49 million for Luis Suarez.

The Londoners, yet to make a senior signing this summer, are believed to have told Liverpool they will pay €41m up front for the striker, topped up by €8m in add-ons.

Arsenal’s initial €41m bid, made up of €35m plus €6m in add-ons, was rejected out of hand by the Merseysiders three weeks ago.

It is not yet known what Liverpool’s response is to the latest demonstration of Arsenal’s new financial muscle in the transfer market.

Arsene Wenger will 'pull out all the stops' this summer in an attempt to land Suarez, who has become the main focus of his attention as he attempts to make a marquee striker signing.

Arsenal are believed to be confident that the Uruguayan is keen on a move to Emirates Stadium, and have now gone into completely unchartered territory to capture him.

The offer, which is comfortably a club record, is nearly double the €27m bid the Gunners made earlier this month for Gonzalo Higuain, who is in advanced talks to join Napoli for €37m.

Liverpool are fighting to hold on to a player who has spoken frequently this summer of his interest in a move, most specifically to Real Madrid.

Brendan Rodgers has compared Suarez's value to that of Edinson Cavani, who joined Paris Saint-Germain last week for €63m, but the Anfield manager has stopped short of completely ruling out the Uruguayan's departure, merely saying every player has his value and he will only leave "if something drastic happens".

A bid rising to €49m for a 26-year-old who is banned for the first six games of the new season might be regarded as tempting by Liverpool's America-based owners Fenway Sports Group.

Suarez has a €46.5m clause in his contract which his advisers believe entitles him to ask for permission to speak to any club that matches the price. But Liverpool claim they only have to inform Suarez and the clause does not oblige them to sell.

Arsenal believe they have been given enough encouragement by the Uruguayan's representatives that he is keen to move to Emirates Stadium in search of Champions League football.

The Gunners' second offer has been timed to coincide with Suarez returning to pre-season training following his extended summer break. The striker linked up with Liverpool in Melbourne on Sunday for the second leg of their pre-season tour.

Suarez has emerged as Wenger's first choice ahead of Higuain and Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of strong interest from Chelsea.

Arsenal will continue to monitor the situations of both forwards as they step up plans to splash €110m to make at least two marquee signings this summer, most likely in the striker and central midfield positions. 
BUT   SUAREZ is preparing to submit a formal transfer request as he eyes a summer move away from Liverpool.
The striker has told Anfield officials he wants to leave the club and join Arsenal, who made a bid worth €49 million for him on Monday.
However, Liverpool insist that Suarez is not for sale and have let it be known to the player’s camp that he will have to lodge an official transfer request in writing in order to leave Merseyside.
Sources have told TABLOID that the Uruguayan is now ready do so as he steps up his plans to remove one of the obstacles to his exit.
This raises the prospect that Suarez will concede bonuses and other financial triggers but, with the player so keen to leave, Liverpool will face a decision over whether to begin negotiating a fee for his sale with Arsenal.
The Gunners lodged a second bid for the forward on Monday, made up of €41m up front and supplemented by €8m of add-ons.
This has been rejected by Liverpool but it is understood that Arsene Wenger will ‘pull out all the stops' in an attempt to land Suarez, who has become the main focus of his attention as he attempts to make a marquee striker signing.
Arsenal are believed to be confident that the Uruguayan is keen on a move to Emirates Stadium, and have now gone into completely unchartered territory to capture him.
The offer, which is comfortably a club record, is nearly double the €27.1m offer the Gunners made earlier this month for Gonzalo Higuain, who is putting the finishing touches to a €35m move to Napoli.
Arsenal are also preparing what is believed to be a lucrative package for a player who signed a €116,000-a-week four-year deal last summer.
Liverpool are fighting to hold on to the striker, who has spoken frequently this summer of his interest in a move, most specifically to Real Madrid. However, the Spanish giants have yet to make a bid for him and Arsenal are currently the only club in the running for his signature.
Earlier, Suarez made an 18-minute cameo appearance as a substitute on as he returned to the Liverpool team for the first time since April 21. In front of 95,000 fans at the MCG, he set up the second goal in the Merseysiders’ 2-0 win.

Brendan Rodgers again expects Luis Suarez to stay at Liverpool

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Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Luis Suarez is in 'great spirits' after arriving in Australia and has reiterated there is nothing to consider about the striker's Liverpool future until an offer that meets the club's valuation is made.

Suarez has missed the start of Liverpool's pre-season programme after being given time off following the Confederations Cup, but the Uruguay international's future remains the subject of intense speculation.
Arsenal reportedly failed with a £30million offer for the 26-year-old, who has previously suggested he is prepared to leave Anfield this summer.
However, Rodgers is determined to keep the former Ajax forward at Liverpool and he reiterated that there is no pressure to sell Suarez.

"There's been a lot of speculation over the course of the close season but the reality is that he's a player who is very much valued at Liverpool and unless there's any sort of offer that comes in that's anywhere near his value, there's nothing to consider."
Brendan Rodgers

"Yes, very much so," said Rodgers when asked if he expected Suarez to be at the club this season.
"There's been a lot of speculation over the course of the close season but the reality is that he's a player who is very much valued at Liverpool and unless there's any sort of offer that comes in that's anywhere near his value, there's nothing to consider.
"We haven't had that."
Rodgers will continue to discuss the situation with Suarez, but is untroubled by the constant speculation ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Melbourne Victory.
He continued: "As we've always been as a club, I'm quite relaxed about it. He's an integral part of our squad.
"We'll chat at some stage, like I do with all the players.

"But he's back, he's in great spirits. He's obviously an integral part of the group - you could see his closeness with his team-mates last night when they were all seeing him for the first time in a number of weeks.
"He'll join training today with all the other players and over the course of the next few weeks we'll communicate.
"Him and I have been in regular communication throughout the summer."
Asked what that value was, Rodgers replied: "I didn't say we would sell him! I said that every player has a value and a worth. Doesn't mean you've got to sell them."

ARSENE WENGER BELIEVES THE GUNNERS CAN AFFORD ROONEY"S WAGE

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that the Gunners can afford Wayne Rooney's wages.
 The north Londoners had joined Chelsea in the bid to sign  wayne Rooney after it emerged that the striker wanted to leave the club
And after the Red Devils signed Robin van Persie from the Gunners last summer, Wenger is very optimistic  that he has the cash to take Rooney in the other direction should be leave Old Trafford this summer.
"It happened to us last year and it can happen to them," he told reporters in Vietnam.
"Rooney is under contract and has two years to go so it's United who make the decision. But we would not have a problem with the wages of Rooney."
Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that they had had an offer for the wantaway striker rejected by United, but denied the Red Devils' claims that Juan Mata and David Luiz were part of the deal.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho later stated that the 27-year-old is his only remaining target this summer.

Ashley Cole has encouraged Wayne Rooney to push through an exit from Manchester United and come join Jose Mourinho’s second Chelsea revolution.
The Portuguese boss failed in his first bid for the unhappy striker, but Cole reckons it shouldn’t take much to convince his England team-mate to swap Old Trafford for Stamford Bridge.
‘For me, if there’s a player he [Mourinho] wants to come to Chelsea, it would be one thought in my mind: to come here and to be under a great manager. It’s a pleasure to play under him,’ Cole said.
‘I jumped at the chance.






Chelsea believe it is a only matter of time before Wayne Rooney is their player.
But the Blues are resigned to not landing Rooney in time for him to return to Old Trafford in a Blues shirt on August 26.
The Stamford Bridge club will table a second bid of £24million this week and feel they can get their man for around the £30m mark – despite Manchester United’s insistence the England man is not for sale.
Jose Mourinho has made Rooney his prime target, with the Chelsea board confident the Scouse ace will not wear a United shirt again.
If the Reds are successful in their ongoing quest to land Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona, Chelsea expect United will be able to ‘sell’ his arrival as an ‘upgrade’ to justify the departure of Rooney to SW6.
But United boss David Moyes will not want his first home game as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor to be overshadowed by Rooney’s return to Manchester.
And while Chelsea feel the champions have no option but to sell before the transfer window shuts on September 2, they are willing to have to wait until the final days to get their man.

FOOTBALL TRANSFER:MAN CITY COMPLETES JOVETIC SIGNING

Manchester City have completed the signing of Fiorentina attacker Stevan Jovetic.

Fiorentina officials travelled to Manchester to finalise the deal on Thursday, before the Montenegro striker arrived a day later to undergo medical tests.

Jovetic becomes Manuel Pellegrini's fourth signing of the summer after Jesus Navas, Fernandinho and Alvaro Negredo to take the club's transfer window spending up to over €100 million.

The 23-year-old will now help Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko in the attack.
Arsenal and Juventus had been interested in Jovetic earlier this summer, but had been unable to agree a fee with the Viola.
 
The 23-year-old forward completed a switch to the Etihad Stadium on Friday, with City piecing together a transfer package which lured Fiorentina into a sale.
Putting pen to paper with City saw Jovetic bring to a close a transfer saga which had dragged on for the best part of a year.
He was first linked with a move to England in 2012, with City, Arsenal and Chelsea among those said to be keen on acquiring his services.
The Blues refused to give up in their pursuit of the Montenegro international and those efforts have been rewarded with the capture of one of European football's hottest properties.
"It was a long time they wanted me, last year also, and I stayed with Fiorentina," Jovetic told the club's official website.
"They wanted me more than everyone and I decided to come here. They are fighting for the Premier League and also for the Champions League, and this is the reason I came here."
Jovetic has also set himself a goal target for his debut Premier League campaign, and is confident he can slip seamlessly into whichever system City coach Manuel Pellegrini decides to adopt.
He added: "I hope (for) about 15-20 in all competitions.
"I have played in a lot of systems. I can play as a striker, behind the striker or on the left."