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Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor says Luis Suarez's contract does NOT require Liverpool to sell him if they receive a bid of £40m. The players' union chief also warned that formal escalation of the dispute would kill the player's proposed move to Arsenal - for this transfer window at least.
Taylor has been called in by Suarez to try and seek a resolution between the player and the club over the exact meaning of the '£40million trigger' clause in the Uruguayan's contract – specifically whether it cues a sale... or merely negotiations.
And the PFA chief sees no swift resolution if the rift between club and player ends up being put before the Premier League for a ruling.
Taylor said on talkSPORT: "There are different ways it can be interpreted. If it goes to the Premier League it will take time, and the window is then closed."
Taylor had earlier been critical of the use of 'buy-out clauses' in player contracts.
He said: "It is a delicate situation and we are trying to help. "These buy-out clauses have caused no end of problems in the past and they continue to do so because of the way they were drafted at the time.
"He [Suarez] believes the £40million amount that is mentioned, if that is offered that gives him the right to go. "Liverpool, from their side, are saying that is a minimum figure from which they will consider negotiation and of course they will want to keep the player, unless they replace the player with someone as good or better, which is not going to be easy in a short period of time.
"We have been asked to try and help to sort the situation out and we have been trying to do that."
Taylor later told the Press Association the contract does NOT oblige Liverpool to sell Suarez:
"If you are going to have a supposed buy-out clause it should be that, but it is different as it says if there is no qualification for the Champions League [by Liverpool] and if there is a minimum offer of £40million then the parties will get around the table to discuss things but it does not say the club has to sell.
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If he's going to be pissed at anyone it should be his agent.