Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted it would be hard to turn down an offer from Spanish club Real Madrid should it arrive in the coming months.
The Uruguayan is rumoured to be a target for Los Blancos as president Florentino Perez tries to refresh the squad after a disappointing season in which Jose Mourinho’s side failed to win a major trophy.
“I have a contract with Liverpool, but it would be very difficult to say no to Real Madrid,” he told Uruguayan radio station Radio sport 890 on Wednesday.
Suarez has been a controversial figure in England with moments of brilliance on the field being overshadowed by a ban for racist abuse towards Patrice Evra in 2011.
He is currently serving a 10-game suspension for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in April, and said he is fed up with the criticism he has received from the English media.
“I’m happy at Liverpool thanks to the fans. I have committed an error, I am human, but they’ve talked about me in ways they shouldn’t have. My family have suffered and things have gone beyond the limits.
“I am tired of it. My daughter and my wife have suffered. I’m not prepared to continue suffering at the hands of the English journalists.
“I suffered a lot as a kid to get where I am just to be attacked unfairly by the English press. They haven’t appreciated me as a player, they’ve just judged my attitude.”
Suarez signed a new five-year deal at Liverpool just last year, but despite the Uruguayan’s 23 Premier League goals, Brendan Rodgers’ side failed once more to qualify for the Champions League.