Luis Suarez staying at Liverpool, says Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Luis Suarez is staying at Liverpool and insists there will be no "bidding war" for the striker in January.

Suarez, 25, has been linked with a move to Premier League champions Manchester City.

However, Rodgers said: "There will be no bidding war. Luis Suarez is staying here."

The Uruguay international signed a new deal at the Anfield club in the summer.

He has been in good form so far this season, scoring 11 goals in 16 appearances and is the joint top scorer in the Premier League with eight goals.

Rodgers added: "If we lost Luis then we have no strikers, so I can't afford to lose anyone.
"He is certainly not anyone we want to sell or move. We want to add to the squad.

"We continue to work on what we want to achieve, Luis has already shown his commitment to club in the summer he signed a new deal. He is scoring goals here and working well.

"He is very, very happy here."

Suarez made a £22.7m move from Ajax to Liverpool in January of 2011.
He scored 17 goals in 39 appearances in his first full season at the club, although his time in England has not been without controversy.

Suarez was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, banned for eight games and then widely criticised for his decision to refuse Evra's handshake when the two came face-to-face at Old Trafford.

However, the pair did shake hands when Liverpool played Manchester United for the first time this season at Anfield.