50-50 chance of Suarez deal

Ajax coach Frank de Boer has admitted that the chances of Luis Suarez moving to Liverpool are '50-50'.

Liverpool are still locked in talks with Ajax over a proposed deal for the Uruguayan striker.

The Dutch club are so far standing by their valuation of the player and will not relent, insisting if a deal is not done before Sunday then there will be no move.

"Liverpool has a major delegation to Amsterdam to negotiate Suarez. I think the chances are 50-50 that Suarez continues with us," admitted de Boer.

"They know what we want for Suarez. Luis is gone when they pay that amount.

"I expected them to come with a higher bid."

"If you compare the 15million euros (£12.9million) Liverpool want to pay for Suarez with other transfers you can imagine that it's far too low for us.

"Luis is our top goalscorer for the last three years and also the man with by far the most assists.

"He was one of the big guys for Uruguay in helping them come third in the World Cup in the summer and he still has a contract with us for two-and-a-half years."

Suarez is understood to be keen to make the move, but De Boer has no worries about his motivation should he stay put.

"He understands that we just won't let him go," he said.

"I am also confident that he will give everything for Ajax if the transfer falls through. Suarez understands how we stand.

"He is incredibly important to us. It also costs tons of money if we are not in the Champions League places.''

Source: Sky Sports

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