Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted Luis Suarez could ask to leave the club, after feeling hurt by the ten-game ban handed out by the F.A. for the striker's bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Suarez feels he has been victimized by the F.A., and is reportedly seriously giving considerations over quitting the English game come the end of the season.
The likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus and Atletico Madrid have been heavily linked with the 30-goal striker and Liverpool will now be bracing themselves for a raft of offers for their best player.
Rodgers, who has stood by Suarez through a lot of the controversies, admitted he would understand if Suarez asked to leave the club.
"Yes, I do understand, 100 percent," Rodgers said. "This is a guy who I see on a daily basis trying very hard. His two passions in life are his family and Liverpool Football Club. He throws his life into that.
"It is part of his make-up -- you can't change that -- but I genuinely think he is trying to adapt those traits he has grown up with as a kid to life and the culture here.
"Each time he makes a step forward we find ways to beat him with a stick and beat him down. I can understand if he felt like that (wanting to quit England) in a moment of reflection."
Suarez has always expressed his love for Liverpool, and Rodgers is hopeful that love for the club wins out over his desire to leave England and the Premier League.
"He loves this country and being here. If I'm Luis Suarez sitting at home with my wife and family, who absolutely love it here -- they love life in Liverpool and learning the language -- it's arguable I will ever have a better season than he has had this. Yet he has still come under this scrutiny and criticism.
"That will make you think, no question. But in a couple of days' time when he is more reflective, because there is a shock and anger at the moment, a sense of reality will set in.
"Once he feels the support he has from the management and the club it will make him think differently. But at this moment he will feel really low because of the sanctions on his action.
"I've had a lot of discussions with Pere Guardiola (Suarez's agent and brother of Pep Guardiola) over the last few days that have been very strong.
"They have been very happy and pleased with what the club has done not only to protect the player but to support the player. But also to understand that he needs help."
The Liverpool manager said he is planning for next season with Suarez in mind, and is not even considering having to build his team without him in the squad.
"We will plan with Luis being here," he added. "There is no other thought in my mind. The plans for the summer are very simple: we need to improve the quality in our team and will be looking to bring in players that can add to what we've already got. And Luis is very much a player I believe will be here.
"I'm not thinking of that (Suarez wanting to leave). I've got a relationship with Luis that is probably as close as with anyone at the club. We speak on a daily basis.
"He knows that my door is open first and foremost to help him as a human being. I can guide him, like I've done this year, and will tell him when he's done wrong. And I'll encourage him when he's shown the willingness to improve.
"I can't worry about that. I can only worry about keeping us improving."
