Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has spoken publicly for the first time about his pursuit of Luis Suarez and admitted he is "not close" to signing the Liverpool striker. Wenger confirmed the depth of his desire to lure Suarez away from Anfield after he lodged an audacious £40,000,0001 bid for the Uruguay striker earlier this week, but Liverpool were quick to reject the offer and insist they would need a bid in excess of £50 million before they would consider selling their prized asset. The Frenchman made no suggestion that he would increase his current offer by the amount Liverpool are insisting upon, and conceded he is not expecting to announce a new arrival at Arsenal any time soon. "We are not close to signing Suarez or anybody else so there’s no reason why I should talk about it," he told reporters in Saitama, Japan. Read more http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1507933/arsenal-not-close-suarez?cc=5901
