Luis Suarez was the one who prevented Karim Benzema from going to Arsenal in 2014

Recently, in an interview, Luis Suarez revealed that he was the reason why Arsenal could not sign Karim Benzema in the summer of 2014.

The Uruguayan player recalled that he intended to move to the North London team in 2013, when the Gunners made an offer worth … £40,000,001. However, The Kop flatly rejected that offer and the Urugay player stayed at Anfield for another year.

Worth mentioning, in his last year playing in England, Suarez scored a total of 31 goals for the Red Brigade. However, for Liverpool, this is still one of the most regrettable seasons, when they finished second after captain Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip. Suarez then planned to move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2014. It is known that the Spanish team planned to sell Benzema to Arsenal to make room for the striker born in 1987.

How did Luis Suarez stop Karim Benzema from going to Arsenal?

At the 2014 World Cup, Uruguay was eliminated by Colombia in the round of 16. However, the focus of the noise took place in the group stage and it was directly related to Suarez. Specifically, this striker bit the shoulder of defender Giorgio Chiellini of the Italian team. After that, he was banned from participating in football activities for 4 months and was banned from playing international matches with Uruguay for 9 matches.

Luis Suarez shared that it was that scandal that made Real Madrid no longer interested in recruiting him. Then, Barcelona jumped in and won the deal. From here, the Karim Benzema deal to Arsenal also collapsed. Instead, the Gunners recruited Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona and Danny Welbeck from Manchester United.

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