I know the conversation has moved on slightly, but I think that Suarez despite bing a racist cannibal, was the best player in the Premier League last season certainly the best forward or attacking player.
What made him the best player, hammering Norwich or missing chance, after chance, after chance, after chance in the 9 losses Liverpool had in which he played every single minute? THe 9 losses in which he averaged 5.7 shots in those games without a goal in any of them. The majority of Liverpools losses came not because they couldn't get the ball up the field, nor because they played crap(some for sure) but because Suarez had quite a lot of games in which he continued to be completely unable to hit a barn door.
Lets go with his last 5 prem league games of the season he had 29 shots without a goal, where Liverpool managed a single win, in a game in which he had 9 shots, 4 on target and none scored against the magnificent Aston Villa.
The teams he managed more than one goal against, Norwich, Sunderland, QPR, Wigan.
RVP outscored, out assisted Suarez, it was his first year in a new team and he joined fairly late so didn't have a full preseason with them, Suarez was settled in the team and took 18 months to have a good goal scoring season. RVP was better in a new team in which he hasn't had 18 months to settle down in.
RVP scored 1 in 5.4 shots, Suarez was 1 in 8.1 shots. Depending on who you call crap last year(Sunderland, QPR, Wigan, Reading, Newcastle, Fulham(away they are a joke), Norwich, Villa), then Suarez got 16 of 23 against the worst defences/worst teams in the league, RVP 12 of 26(including Southampton). Suarez got 70% of his goals against woeful teams, RVP 46%.
From what I can tell Suarez scored in 9 of Liverpools 16 wins, of which 3 games his goals made no telling difference. RVP scored in 17 wins of which maybe 2 games his goals made really no difference at all. Had Suarez not gone those 52 shots and 9 losses unable to score... well that was the difference between the two players all told. RVP scored more, scored more consistently, scored more important goals and scored against better teams.
Were I an Arsenal fan I'd much rather spend £50m on Suarez than get no-one at all.
For all his many faults he's still a top class player and would help you significantly.
If we don't waste 50mil, and likely 7-8mil a year at least, then we have that money to spend next window. Look at Torres, buying the wrong striker at the wrong time just because he's available and other strikers didn't come is the worst thing possible. Suarez is the wrong player, full stop, he doesn't become a less bad buy because others aren't available this window. I'd not want Suarez at 30mil for any reason, I'd rather wait till Jan or next year to spend 50mil on a striker than buy the wrong one for any price just because its right now.
After hammering him all season very few Arsenal supporters will admit to wanting him until he's actually signed.
A few started the whole "he'll be different at Arsenal, Wenger won't tolerate it" nonsense but couldn't fully commit to admitting they'd love him.
I also see entirely no reason why Wenger would be the man to make Suarez a better person... what evidence is there of Wenger being capable of that. Fergie and his red faced shouting , maybe kicking a boot at his face... maybe. Wenger? I really can't see it.
I don't think Suarez will change no matter the club or manager, I don't want him now and I don't want him if he scores 20 goals for us next season while being a total ****, there are other strikers who can score 20 goals for us without being a ****. The only time I'd want our club to genuinely consider buying Suarez is AFTER a couple of years in which Suarez had shown such massive change.
