Wenger: Suarez deal will be done properly
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Luis Suarez deal will be done properly, insists Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger is adamant Arsenal wont force a deal for Liverpools Luis Suarez, and insists his current squad are capable of negotiating a potentially tricky Champions League qualifier.
The Gunners appear to have reached a deadlock in their £40million pursuit of Suarez, but despite a 2-1 defeat to Galatasaray in the Emirates Cup, Wenger remains calm on the issue.
He said: We try to do it properly, but a transfer is always an agreement between three parties and we have always done that until now.
As Liverpool continue to dig their heels in over Suarez, Wenger admitted he would have preferred to get his transfer business done ahead of Arsenals crucial Champions League qualifier at the end of the month, but does not intend to let that alter his intentions.
Lets count first on what is here and if we can add something, we will do, but it is very difficult to predict if something will be sorted out before we play in the Champions League qualifier, he added.
I think we have enough quality to achieve it with the players we have in at the moment and if we can have some more in before then, its even better.
We just want to be ready. What is important for us is we have only 90 minutes now before we start the (Premier League) championship, it is important we recover a bit from the good days and we prepare properly for our next game which is against Manchester City in Helsinki, and then that we start strongly in the championship because that will have an influence on our performance in the Champions League.
It is difficult, a stressful situation, but we did fight very hard to be in that situation and now its time to take advantage of the fact we finished fourth and we have an opportunity to qualify. Of course its always very tricky to qualify, but we have the experience of having done it before.
Arsene Wenger is adamant Arsenal wont force a deal for Liverpools Luis Suarez, and insists his current squad are capable of negotiating a potentially tricky Champions League qualifier.
The Gunners appear to have reached a deadlock in their £40million pursuit of Suarez, but despite a 2-1 defeat to Galatasaray in the Emirates Cup, Wenger remains calm on the issue.
He said: We try to do it properly, but a transfer is always an agreement between three parties and we have always done that until now.
As Liverpool continue to dig their heels in over Suarez, Wenger admitted he would have preferred to get his transfer business done ahead of Arsenals crucial Champions League qualifier at the end of the month, but does not intend to let that alter his intentions.
Lets count first on what is here and if we can add something, we will do, but it is very difficult to predict if something will be sorted out before we play in the Champions League qualifier, he added.
I think we have enough quality to achieve it with the players we have in at the moment and if we can have some more in before then, its even better.
We just want to be ready. What is important for us is we have only 90 minutes now before we start the (Premier League) championship, it is important we recover a bit from the good days and we prepare properly for our next game which is against Manchester City in Helsinki, and then that we start strongly in the championship because that will have an influence on our performance in the Champions League.
It is difficult, a stressful situation, but we did fight very hard to be in that situation and now its time to take advantage of the fact we finished fourth and we have an opportunity to qualify. Of course its always very tricky to qualify, but we have the experience of having done it before.
