More uncertainty over Suarez as Reds striker considers ‘change of environment’

The future of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez remains the subject of some doubt after he spoke of a potential ‘change of environment’ at a news conference in Uruguay.

Reds fans have been sweating over the potential departure of their star striker ever since he said that it would be ‘difficult to say no’ to Real Madrid in an interview earlier this week, although his agent later sought to cool talk of him leaving the club by insisting that he was happy where he was and had no plans to leave.

According to the BBC, in a press conference in Uruguay yesterday, however, ahead of his country’s friendly with France next week, Suarez said: "It's a good moment for a change of environment because of all I've been through."

"I do not know when I'm going and I do not know if I'm staying."

Suarez has spoken publicly about his dismay at his treatment at the hands of the British press, who he believes went over the top in their criticism of him following an incident late on in the season when he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic on the arm, an act which earned him a ten-game ban.

"I have only words of thanks to the club, the fans of Liverpool,” Suarez added.

"But the treatment I received from the rest of England in recent weeks has been tough.

"It is a spectacular club, but they are aware of the way that the press treats me."

Suarez also claimed that there has been absolutely no contact between him or his agent with the Spanish giants, but while he stopped short of issuing the clichéd come and get me plea, he didn’t exactly put Real off the scent either.

"It is normal that it is impossible to say no to big teams for which one always dreams. Yet I have nothing, I have not spoken with Real Madrid nor with Liverpool,” Suarez added.

"My agent has not told me anything either and that leaves me alone, but they [the media] are speculating.

"Every time you do something it becomes big. I just said I'm very happy at Liverpool and I'll be forever grateful to this great city and this club made me grow so much, where I still have a contract."

Liverpool will obviously be keen to hold on to Suarez but they have already as good as sealed the signings of Spanish duo Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto Romero, which would soften the blow of losing last season’s leading scorer if he does end up leaving Merseyside in the summer.