Suarez sees long-term future at Liverpool

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez insists he would love to stay at the Anfield club for ‘many more years’ beyond his current deal.

The Uruguay international signed a five-year contract with the English Premier League club following his 22.8-million-pound move from Dutch giants Ajax in January.

The 24-year-old has immediately become a popular figure among fans after a bright start to life in Liverpool that has seen him net eight goals in 24 appearances, and he believes the perks of playing for such a historical club like Liverpool would be ‘difficult to match’ elsewhere.

“I’ve just started a phase of my career which I always dreamed about and wanted to do, which is to play for Liverpool,” Suarez told the Daily Mirror.

“I have five years left on my contract and I think beyond that, I’m already thinking about staying many more years at Liverpool.”

“It’s a club I like. I feel very good about being here, about being in the city.”

“I feel very pleased. It would be difficult to match the atmosphere, hunger for success and glory that this club has at another team.”

Another of the Reds’ big signings, Andy Carroll, has failed to hit the heights expected of him after his club-record 35-million-pound transfer from Newcastle, but Suarez believes his strike partner’s best form looms just around the corner.

“Playing alongside a player of Andy’s quality, who’s big, skilful, who brings the ball down so well, makes it easy for a striker to play with him,” Suarez said.

“Now having trained and after a good pre-season for Andy with his team-mates, the more training sessions we have together, he will be better.”

“We’ll get a much better understanding of each other and that can only be good for the team.”

Suarez also praised manager Kenny Dalglish and says he took all the confidence he needs from the fact that the Scot made him his first signing upon returning to the club, despite the language barrier limiting communication between the two.

“The truth is there’s not much conversation with Kenny because of the language barrier, which makes it hard for me,” he said.

“But he is the one who has given me confidence. He was the one who had confidence in me. He was the one who said ‘I want Suarez’. That sort of belief is something you repay when you play.”

“When a coach gives you confidence, you can give your very best back.”