Shooting star should top Arsene Wenger's wishlist

During the summer transfer window of 2013, Luis Suarez dominated relations between Liverpool and Arsenal as the two clubs fought out a public spat over the player’s future. Two years on, the shadow of the striker still hangs over the Premier League rivals despite having long since moved to Barcelona.

Shooting star should top Arsene Wenger's wishlist

Then, Arsenal failed in their bid to trigger the Uruguayan’s release by offering £1 more than the Uruguayan’s perceived £40 million buyout clause, as Arsene Wenger sought to plug the gap at the head of his attack created by the departure of Robin van Persie 12 months before.

Incensed, Liverpool stood firm, coaxing one more spectacular season out of Suarez before receiving an offer they couldn’t refuse from Spain. Then it was Brendan Rodgers’s turn to confront the problem of replacing a striker who had become the dominant force in his side.

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