Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has said that even if the Reds did not qualify for the Champions league next season that he would not be looking to leave Liverpool.
Suarez is having the best season of his life leading the league with 24 goals while Liverpool currently in second place challenge for the Premier League title.
When asked if he would stay even if Liverpool failed to get in the Champions League, he told FourFourTwo magazine: “I think so. I signed my new contract because I’m very happy here and I want to stay where I’m enjoying football and life.
“Playing in the Champions League isn’t dependent on that.
“I’d actually prefer not to win this Golden Boot and for Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League this season.
“Any player would miss the Champions League. We’ve not been good enough since I’ve been here to qualify, but this could definitely be our year.
“It would be a frustration not to get fourth because we’ve done everything possible and given our maximum to qualify.”
Suarez feels that given his current form he can push Liverpool for the title in the ten remaining games of the season.
“This is my best season yet. I feel in a very good place, physically and mentally,” he added.
“Every day, I feel better in this club. I hope to continue down this path because we want Champions League football for Liverpool and, personally speaking, I want to continue that mentality throughout the World Cup with Uruguay.
“I’m 27, at my peak, and I feel very happy within the club because I’m part of the best football in the world – the Premier League. I’m enjoying every game I play and my family life here, which is very important.
“I like winning. I hate losing – I’ve done enough of that. I’m one of the best players in the world, so having the opportunity to win everything – and losing only occasionally – is what drives me. I’m ambitious. I want to win and won’t stop until I score one, two or more goals.”
Suarez feels that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers must be given credit for Liverpool’s revival and thinks that he will lead the club to even greater success in the future.
He said: “You can tell he studied in Holland and Spain. He wants us to play with the ball on the floor.
“He understands the atmosphere in which players thrive and talks to us on a regular basis about how he wants us to play. He always said his first year would be a building one and the second would be better, which it has been. I hope next season can be better still.”
