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With every interview Luis Suarez gives , the feeling of anger and despair among Kopites grows. If the gifted striker truly cares about Liverpool FC, he has a very strange way of showing it.

A damaging summer-long saga drags painfully on with the Uruguayan repeatedly fluttering his eyelashes in the direction of potential suitors .

Every time he speaks publicly in his homeland the disrespect towards both his employers and the supporters who took him to their hearts is staggering.

From the moment the Football Association hit Suarez with a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in April, Liverpool knew their 30-goal top scorer, left devastated by the severity of the punishment, may seek to engineer a transfer.

Yet Brendan Rodgers believed the Reds’ unswerving support for the player – coupled with a commitment to help him combat his demons – would help convince him to stay put.

Make no mistake, Suarez owes Liverpool.

Transfer saga so far in quotes and pictures

Yes, the Reds have benefited greatly from his breathtaking talent over the past two and a half years but they have also paid a heavy price for his shortcomings.

He heaped shame on the club when he sunk his teeth into Ivanovic’s arm. He did likewise when he racially abused Patrice Evra and then refused to shake his hand.

He has been suspended for an eye-watering 20 matches.

The least Liverpool deserved for standing by Suarez was some honesty but even that has proved beyond him.

Rather than informing Reds officials directly of his desire to move on, he waited until he was 6,500 miles away from Anfield in late May before telling them via the South American media.

He claimed he had to quit England because he had been ‘attacked unfairly by the UK press’ which meant his family were ‘suffering’. “I don’t feel comfortable any more,” he said.

Trying to suggest he was the victim of a witch hunt was laughable. He has always been his own worst enemy.

Suarez went on to speak glowingly about the attraction of signing for Real Madrid, saying he would give his ‘soul’ for them every time he played.

Shell-shocked, Liverpool responded with a strongly worded statement making it abundantly clear that the 26-year-old was not for sale. Their stance hasn’t wavered since with the fact that he’s under contract for a further three years putting the Reds firmly in control.

Six weeks on, Madrid still haven’t made their move. No-one has come close to testing Liverpool’s resolve by offering anything close to the £50million it would require for the club to consider doing business.

Only Arsenal, with a derisory £30million bid which was instantly rejected, have made any kind of approach and it seems that Suarez is starting to get desperate.

In pictures: Suarez's LFC story so far

Why else would he interrupt his holiday this week to give an interview to a Uruguayan radio station? It came across as a lame attempt to drum up more interest.

Having previously talked about the necessity of quitting England, Suarez performed a remarkable U-turn.

Refusing to rule out the prospect of joining a rival Premier League club, he said he was flattered by the Gunners’ approach. He said: “It is good to know that I am still valued by teams like Arsenal.”

Suarez confirmed he will report back for duty at Melwood on July 21 and then fly to Melbourne for the pre-season tour but warned ‘a phone call can change everything... Liverpool know what I want’.

For Kopites, whose patience with Suarez has been tested to the limit, it was galling.

Not even Fernando Torres behaved this badly when he was trying to force through a move in January 2011.

At least Torres didn’t issue his ‘come and get me’ pleas publicly before finally putting in a transfer request to get his £50million switch to Chelsea.

Suarez appears destined to join Torres on the list of fallen Kop idols. A player who could have gone down as one of the Reds’ all-time greats but tarnished his legacy by the manner in which he left.

“I always tell fans to fall in love with the club, not with individual players,” said Liverpool legend John Barnes.

Wise words in an age when so many stars kiss the badge, take the money and pay lip service to the cause. The sad reality is that Suarez merely sees Liverpool as a stepping stone. He’s simply passing through.

Suarez could have handled this sorry mess so much better.

If he had simply spoken about the lure of Champions League football with Madrid many Reds fans would have understood. After all, he’s a world class marksman worthy of rubbing shoulders with Europe’s elite.

Liverpool can’t currently offer him that.

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But Suarez would be wise to remember that he played the best football of his career under Rodgers last season. It was Liverpool’s system and style which got him operating at the peak of his powers.

Suarez said this week he has ‘two or three options’ but in fact at the moment he only has one – return to Liverpool.

There is still a way back for him at Anfield. Knuckle down, score goals and all will be forgiven if not forgotten.

What happens next in this soap opera is unclear.

But as Suarez waits expectantly for a call from Spain, it’s time he stopped putting the boot into Liverpool and took a vow of silence.

He has said far too much already.

*More on this: Brendan Rodgers in daily contact with Luis Suarez and hopes he stays at LFC