Arsenal's quest to land its elusive striker seems to be coming to a tragic end as coach Arsene Wenger admitted that a chance of landing Luis Suarez from Liverpool is waning.
"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 Japan according to ESPN.
"There is nothing to say (on the Suarez deal). I have been away now for two or the weeks and it's hard to see how things are advanced because everyone is on tour at the moment and it's very difficult to get in touch with people," he added. "We are ready to do quick deals but all the transfers do not depend only on us. We are prepared to wait. It looks unlikely before the Emirates Cup (next weekend), but we still have a strong squad."
The club has reportedly offered three different bids for the Uruguayan. The first one, worth 30 million pounds, was promptly rejected. A second one for 40 million was also rejected on the grounds that only offers over 40 million would be considered. A seemingly frustrated Arsenal side added one extra pound in its third attempt prompting an irate tweet from Liverpool's principal owner John W Henry.
"What do you think they're smoking over there at Emirates?" he wrote.
Suarez has expressed a desire to remain in Liverpool, but he has a contentious relationship with the press throughout his tenure thanks to a few suspensions served throughout the 2012-13 season.
Arsenal had also expressed a desire to land Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, but the Argentine has been signed by Napoli earlier this week.
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