Luis Suarez has again spoken of his wish to quit Liverpool.
The striker insists he wants to find a "friendly" agreement as he pushes for a move to Arsenal.
"I'm still defending the Liverpool shirt and I will do so until the last minute," Suarez told Marca.
"My aim is to reach an agreement with the club in a friendly manner and I hope the clause we agreed a year ago is fulfilled. Up to now, it hasn't been.
"It's not that I want to or am desperate to leave, but I like things to be clear and a year ago I made my position to the club clear.
"Gerrard has a lot of history with Liverpool and his words are very important but everyone should understand that I need to play the Champions League to keep growing as a footballer.
"Now I have the chance, I want to take it.
"A Champions League team (Arsenal) is making a big effort to get me and one always wants to be where they feel comfortable.
"There were a lot of rumours (about Real Madrid) that were different to reality: Madrid never called me personally or Liverpool to try and negotiate.
"Every player aspires to reach the top and Real Madrid is among the most important clubs in the world. It would be very difficult to say no to Real Madrid."
