meetings with Rodgers and Ayre, which were planned and
understood to be amicable.
Liverpool have insisted their position has not changed and
they want to keep the 26-year-old striker, while Guardiola has
not submitted an official transfer request on behalf of Suarez.
Suarez is currently on an extended break after playing for
Uruguay in the Confederations Cup in Brazil.
The player, however, has given a series of interviews this
summer in which he has expressed his desire for Champions
League football and it is believed Guardiola relayed that
message again to Liverpool's hierarchy in Monday's
discussions.
Liverpool have already rejected a £30m offer from Arsenal for
Suarez, who has spoken publicly this summer about his
disenchantment with life in England and what he regards as
unfair treatment from the media.
Suarez, who is currently serving a 10-match suspension for
biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic at Anfield last season, has
been consistently linked with a move to Real Madrid.
It would take an offer close to the £50m Liverpool received
from Chelsea for Fernando Torres in January 2011 to make
them even consider selling the forward.
The Merseyside club, however, have established a close
working relationship with the highly respected Guardiola,
brother of Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, during Suarez's
troubled time at Anfield and have not given up hope that he
will resume his career in the Premier League once he has
served his ban.
Suarez has scored 51 goals in 96 appearances for the Reds
since joining them in January 2011 for £22.7m.
As yet, there has been no firm expression of interest in him
from Real Madrid, with Arsenal having made the only firm
move, although Chelsea have also been touted as considering a
bid for Suarez.
And, given his repeated complaints about his life in England, it
would be a surprise if he even considered staying in the
Premier League - and if Liverpool would consider selling Suarez
to another English club.
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