Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers is positive that reconciliation is possible between the club and striker Luis Suarez.
Rodgers called upon his striker to apologize to his teammates earlier this weekend, but sources noted that the player was unwilling.
Despite the continued controversy, Rodgers remains hopeful.
"It is something that we have to do everything we can to fix," Rodgers said according to ESPN. "If we have got to sit and wait, then so be it. But this is a club that has got great values, and we hope that the situation can be resolved amicably, and I am sure it will be.
"There has been a lot said and a lot reported, and we have made a stance, as a club and as a manager, of the commitment and the standards required. If you don't have that commitment and those standards, then you won't play. It's as simple as that," he added.
Regarding his relationship with the player, Rodgers insisted there were no problems.
"There's no problem between me and him -- it is quite calm. But obviously I have got to respect the club and the team. It doesn't matter who you are, if they're not pulling their weight then they are letting down the club, the city and everyone who has stood by them. So until I get that assurance that we are going to get nothing but 100 percent commitment, then there will be no solution."
Suarez has told reporters that his team promised to ship him out of Liverpool if the club failed to qualify for the Champions League and an offer of 40 million pounds was extended.
"Last year I had the opportunity to move to a big European club and I stayed on the understanding that if we failed to qualify for the Champions League the following season I'd be allowed to go," he said. "I gave absolutely everything last season but it was not enough to give us a top-four finish - now all I want is for Liverpool to honor our agreement ... I have the club's word and we have the written contract and we are happy to take this to the Premier League for them to decide the case but I do not want it to come to that."
He added, "I don't feel betrayed [by Liverpool] but the club promised me something a year ago just as I promised them that I would stay and try everything possible to get us into the Champions League.
"They gave me their word a year ago and now I want them to honor that. And it is not just something verbal with the coach but something that is written in the contract. I'm not going to another club to hurt Liverpool."
The transfer window closes on Aug. 31.
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