Benitez Turns Down New Liverpool Deal

[Parm]

A top player these days earns over 5m a year and you're talking 20m on top in transfer fees, yet we're quibbling over giving the guy who holds it all together 4.5m a year?

Will put us back a few years if he leaves and cost us a bundle in transfer fees for the new manager to get a team together he likes.

Show him the money FFS!

[-V-]

How come all of the papers knew that Keane was dropped in time for printing Friday night???

Because Rafa hinted at it in the press conference when he was questioned about the line-up

[Skillz]

This confuses me a little, Rafa's never been the type who's motivated by money and i wouldnt have had him down as being that big an ego that he has to have wages matching manager x or manager y.

If you're offered £4m p/a, is another £500k really something that should make the difference between saying yes and saying no?

If this story is true, i'd be quite concerned about what his motivation is.

Settle down. His agent is negotiating on his behalf. Nothing story.

[Craig_H]

Settle down. His agent is negotiating on his behalf. Nothing story.

You're a perfect example of people seeing what they want to see.

Why didnt you read my other post, where i dismiss the story as bollocks? Not suit your agenda?

[Skillz]

You're a perfect example of people seeing what they want to see.

Why didnt you read my other post, where i dismiss the story as bollocks? Not suit your agenda?

Haha

I see negotiation taking place, media talking ****e and you being a tit.

Haha

[Sarb]

Haha

I see negotiation taking place, media talking ****e and you being a tit.

Haha

What's the point of that?

[dww]

Haha

I see negotiation taking place, media talking ****e and you being a tit.

Haha

Could you please leave out the name calling. I know this isn't a bad example but the constant sniping on here is getting too much.

[Skillz]

What's the point of that?

Could you please leave out the name calling. I know this isn't a bad example but the constant sniping on here is getting too much.

Fair enough but I found his post a bit inflamatory in itself. On reading back my "settle down" post comes across harsher than it was intended. My apologies

[Sarb]

Balague has provided an insight on this on his website.

I think Balague doesn't really know what he's talking about so I didn't bother cutting and pasting it in

[Fierce]

What's the point of that?

Think he thought he was talking to you mate













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[red g]

Balague has provided an insight on this on his website.

I think Balague doesn't really know what he's talking about so I didn't bother cutting and pasting it in

i think he knows exactly what he is talking about when it comes to lfc.....although i think he only tells us what Rafa wants him to say

[Sarb]

I would disagree. I think his fame has got to him

[red g]

I would disagree. I think his fame has got to him

i would disagree, I imagine him and rafa are very close....he wouldnt want to ruin his follow up book on how we won number 19

[Elvoz]

i think he knows exactly what he is talking about when it comes to lfc.....although i think he only tells us what Rafa wants him to say

[dww]

From Guilem Balague's site:

Liverpool: The truth about Rafa's contract negotiations

The most common concern of all the correspondence I receive from Liverpool fans on the site is in relation to Rafa Benitez’ contract negotiations at Anfield. There seems to be a lot of conflicting stories and speculation doing the rounds at the moment and a large number of you have been asking me if I know what is really going on.

(And please, keep leaving your comments and asking your questions here, I very much enjoy reading them).

Having spoken to some of the people involved and - without revealing details that are essentially private - there are things that can be said about these negotiations because there is a lot of rubbish and mis-information being published in newspaper stories: often with an ulterior motive, sometimes without.

Some of these reports have suggested that money is the main obstacle. However, according to sources close to George Gillett Jr, there have been two meetings so far and the subject of money has not yet featured in the discussions – or to put it another way, it is not something that Rafa’s agent and lawyer have wanted to get in to yet.


According to people close to Benitez, the next meetings should take place very soon; but according to sources close to the American owners, there is no rush. And, even though money side of things is way down Rafa’s list of priorities, the issue of money will have to be raised before very long: probably at the next meeting.

At the moment the respective positions of both parties is typical of how things are done in these kinds of contract negotiations: according to the same sources, Gillett is holding out to see what Benitez demands, while the coach is waiting to see what the Americans are willing to offer.


At this stage, the only thing to have been discussed in detail is the duration of the contract and, according to Gillett, the Americans would be happy to offer a 3 year extension and I have the impression that this will be accepted by Benitez. So, in principle, the first step of an agreement has been reached.

Once the money issue has been settled, there will be other matters that will need to be resolved, but the American owners are very optimistic about the situation and they think that they will be able to deliver the renewal of Rafa Benitez’ contract as a timely Christmas present for all concerned with Liverpool Football Club.