Of course not. I want him to get his deal. I think 100k is fair.
Sterling has rejected a second contract offer from Liverpool.
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Of course not. I want him to get his deal. I think 100k is fair.
I think that if this whole circus is real and Sterling truly is disaffected with his lot, then selling him isn't such a bad message.
Like I said previously, he's a good player but so what? We could easily get between 30 - 50 million for him in the market right now which could (if spent wisely) get us a couple of players with an end product that equals or betters that of Sterling.
It seems to me that this guy is destined to leave either now or within a couple of years. Best get used to it.
We'll sell him either way.
Tricky one. I wouldn't disagree with the above as far as it goes but, if we want to return to being a club which buys rather than sells players like Sterling, we need our best players sticking around.
His agent will probably respond to Brendan's quotes by attaching the following screenshot in an email to the club.
Exactly
Definitely hear you on that JJ.
But why be held hostage by a guy who seems to be angling for something that we simply can't (or won't) deliver?
We can't complain about being a selling club if we don't have the means to be paying the wages that Real, City, United or Chelsea can pay. They will always have that trump card, no?
Granted, I think Porcello/Miley/Masterson will be more valuable than Lester. I've never been a big fan of Lester though, so I'm a bit biased.
This is why I've said he's overrated by many fans before, people think he's on the same level as Sturridge, he's not, yet. 90-100k seems like a very reasonable offer to me.
Selling him would be send an awful message: if you are a hot young player, go elsewhere because Liverpool will not reward you. I'm not saying he should get a blank cheque (I think 90-110 is reasonable though) but to even consider selling him now, BEFORE his value peaks is insane.
we're talking the difference of 30 grand or so - that's about two borini's worth - no brainer.
We have to hope not, mate. They have it at the moment but we need to get ourselves back in that company, and part of what that'll take is making the right decisions in cases like this.
That said, I don't agree with those above who are saying "Give Sterling whatever he wants". There's more to it than that IMHO.
Why would we let him go for free with two years left on his contract?
All that depends on whether you see him as a striker/goal-scorer or a creative force. I'm sure David Silva isn't on a 'goals-per-season' contract, it sends the wrong message, instead of playing for the team players start thinking about the goals they have to score, not the team.
I think it was JJ that said we have to reduce our wage bill first .. well in all likelihood both Stevie and Johnson will be gone at the end of the season, maybe Kolo too (hope not he's a good #4 CB) but there are lots of savings there. Sterling is worth every penny of 100k and it gives the wrong impression to the world (and potential targets who may see us as small-time) if we are penny-pinching over a few thousand for a player that is a star and obviously a major part of our recent success.
seeing as we paid fuck all to sign him, he'd still represent a bargain if we paid him 200 grand a week.
If he gets a 5yr deal @ 120k+ a week, he better start improving as he ain't worth that.
Regardless, we need him on a deal so we'll get big money for him in a couple of years.
Regardless, we need him on a deal so we'll get big money for him in a couple of years.
So he aint worth that kind of deal but should get it so he is worth a lot of money for us in a couple of years.?
If its a goals bonus he wont get anywhere near 130k.
His finishing is fucking woeful.
That's a very good deal and I can't understand his reservations if so, it would suggest that maybe he wants to leave or rather maybe waiting to see if we make the champions league or not before commiting.
I do wonder what Sturridge earns, because I hope it's more than Sterling's new contract.
Maybe he has no reservations with it? I imagine meetings to sign contracts are set up a few days in advance and there's a few days to look it over before signing it. Maybe a few days making amendments over finer details, that are nothing to do with the actual salary.
The days of players going in and signing simple contracts on the spot are over.
If he hasn't signed anything in a month, then we should get worried.
Very true, I just assumed this was the contract which had been rejected ala the thread title.
Maybe it was, I don't know. Either way, there may be no major disagreement, could be just about getting around to finishing it off and getting it signed.
I know when ever I've had to deal with contracts, it's been extremely slow to get it done. Too many people need to be involved and approve it.
Well, yeah, they tend to take their time, and make sure they can justify the bill.
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