Liverpool have been told by Ajax they have until Saturday to finalise a deal for Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.
The Reds have already had a £12.7m bid for the 25-year-old turned down with the Dutch club holding out for an asking price of £21m.
Suarez has expressed a desire to play in England and Ajax coach Frank de Boer is keen to have the issue resolved as soon as possible.
“Liverpool know what they’ve to pay and we are sticking to our guns,” he said.
“We don’t want to lose him. We want to know by 29 January, after that nothing more will happen.”
Earlier this week an Ajax spokesman said that Liverpool’s bid for Suarez was too low compared to the reported £27m Manchester City paid for Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko earlier this month.
“Luis is our top goalscorer for the last three years and also the man with by far the most assists as well,” he said.
“He was one of the big guys for Uruguay in helping them come third in the World Cup in the summer and he still has a contract with us for two-and-a-half years.”
