Arsenal given new hope as Liverpool striker Luis Suárez admits news of interest is 'good to know' Of the interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, he said: "It's good to know that I am still valued by teams like Arsenal. Don't believe everything you read or hear! I am sometimes off the grid. I don't even know where my phone is sometimes. Guardiola, who is the brother of Bayern Munich manager Pep, held separate meetings on Monday with Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre and manager Brendan Rodgers. Real Madrid is still understood to be Suárez's preferred destination and there is a very plausible theory that Arsenal's offer was also motivated by a desire to get the Spanish club moving on a prospective deal for Gonzalo Higuaín. Arsenal thought they were on the brink of clinching the £22 million signing of Higuaín, only for Madrid to suddenly stall in an attempt to secure a higher fee. Although Suárez to Madrid and Higuaín to Arsenal remains the most likely outcome of all the various negotiations, Wenger's interest in Suárez is real. Liverpool's desire to keep Suárez is also very genuine, although further discussions with Guardiola are planned as Liverpool would like the situation resolved by August. Edinson Cavani, who himself is close to a move to Paris St‑Germain, also highlighted the importance to Suárez of Champions League football on Tuesday. "When you have the most complete striker in the world not playing in the top competition in Europe, then you know something is not right," said Cavani. Real Madrid are a great team; Chelsea are a great team and Arsenal are a great team - but the most important thing is that they can offer him consistent Champions League football, which is not something Liverpool have been able to do. As well as a striker, Arsenal want to add a holding midfielder this summer and there is genuine interest in Manchester City's Gareth Barry. With the club having had bids turned down this year for Bayer Leverkusen's Lars Bender and Toulouse's Étienne Capoue, Barry is regarded as a sensible back-up option in the shorter-term.