Raheem Sterling

[EwarWoo]

FWIW I think he's good value at £70k a week and would pay up to £90k. I thought the press had suggested he wanted £130k a week though and that's too much.

Isn't Balotelli supposed to be on 110k?

Sterlings not worth more than him?

[EwarWoo]

LFC should offer him a long term contract with heavy performance-based incentives for raised wages depending on how he does over the next couple of years - and this should be spelled out as a way of keeping the player motivated. However, it should be something like £100k per week with the possibility to earn an extra 50k and with automatic raises when he reaches certain milestones.

[Daniel 7]

Anything lower than the 100k a week mark would be pretty good business for one of the highest profile young footballers in European competition. Everyone knows about him and are aware of his potential. If Liverpool don't offer around the 100k a week mark, someone else will (and more probably).

Whether he's worth it or not is another issue, and that's a debate on the amount of money footballers can demand in the market.

[Daniel 7]

...and on the other hand, someone else always comes along. He's not exactly fundamental to Liverpool and is still mainly potential. I'd like to see him stay, but if he goes, I'm fairly confident that Liverpool wouldn't miss him as much as Suarez, Alonso or Mascherano.

[Alex]

Isn't Balotelli supposed to be on 110k?

Sterlings not worth more than him?

That's assuming that Balotelli is worth £110k a week. Which he clearly isn't.

[EwarWoo]

That's assuming that Balotelli is worth £110k a week. Which he clearly isn't.

If he's worth it or not isn't really the point.

As Frank says, he's surely feeling we're taking the piss if we won't give him more than Balo is on.

[Doc_Piptorious]

FWIW I think he's good value at £70k a week and would pay up to £90k. I thought the press had suggested he wanted £130k a week though and that's too much. In an ideal world he'll sign for £70k, extend in a couple of years for £100k and we protect him with a long term contract throughout. Knowing us though, he'll get very close to the end of his deal and we'll either lose him or panic and offer £250k and £5million to all he agents

I thought the same. From what I read in various places the club were meant to be offering him circa £100k a week after initally offering closer to £70k a week, but that Sterling's advisors were looking for a figure of £130k or above.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Isn't Balotelli supposed to be on 110k?

Sterlings not worth more than him?

That of course is assuming that Balotelli is actually on that much in pounds. The Italian press quoted a figure similar to that in the summer but it was in euro.


So if the 110k figured rumoured for Balotelli was in euro, then that puts him on about £80k


So if that was the case then £100k for Sterling would see him earning more than Balotelli

[Norbs]

Isn't Balotelli supposed to be on 110k?

Sterlings not worth more than him?

Yeah, of course he's worth more than Ballotelli but, IMO, neither are worth £110k a week at the moment.

[Norbs]

I thought the same. From what I read in various places the club were meant to be offering him circa £100k a week after initally offering closer to £70k a week, but that Sterling's advisors were looking for a figure of £130k or above.

We're all in agreement that he should be offered aroud £100k a week then

[fidget]

why would 70k per week be fair??? When you watch a game - especially live - then you realise how good the guy is.

Sterling is looking at the likes of Balotelli, Lallana and Lovren and must be thinking "i am adding much more value to the team than any of them"...... .Jose Enrique and Ricky Lambert can barely scrape onto the bench and are probably earning 50-60k per week.....and they are not adding anything to LFCs season. Then he goes on england duty and sees Ross Barkley up close in training and sees that he is on £65k per week at Everton. Sterling is on another planet to Barkley and Liverpool are also in a different league to Everton. He looks at Oxlade Chamberlain and Walcott and Wilshere and knows he is a good deal better than these players and must think why isn't he being offered parity with them...

Sturridge signed a new contract worth apparently £150k per week - so Sterling should be looking for something similar to that.....and if his agent goes in and points out what Sterling adds to the team compared with Sturridge, then it is hard to see the clubs argument.

LFC should offer him a long term contract with heavy performance-based incentives for raised wages depending on how he does over the next couple of years - and this should be spelled out as a way of keeping the player motivated. However, it should be something like £100k per week with the possibility to earn an extra 50k and with automatic raises when he reaches certain milestones.

It is already frustrating that we can't compete with the likes of Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and United in the transfer market - sometimes even Spurs as well. But if we can't even keep our talent at the club, then Brendan will be fighting a losing battle to qualify for the CL year in year out. And as for a title win, then that is pipe dream stuff. If this was any of our rivals, then it would have been sorted without ever even being an issue.....

Excellent post

[kev776]

We can afford to pay him, Gerrard ****s off soon, that adds 200k to the pot.

[colpro]

Yup. £1.5m extra a year and that's before the next upcoming player knocks on Rodgers' door asking for parity. And then Henderson asking for the samd because he could be club captain. It sets a precedent that can't be dismissed as 'just £30,000 a week'.

I actually disagree with this, because if we look at how highly rated players are, and transfer values then these are paralleled in the wages they can expect. Sterling is the most highly rated young talent in Europe (golden boy anybody?) is statistically our best player this season and is one of England's better players. Hendo, is good for us, but struggles to get in the England team and his transfer fee would be nowhere near Sterlings'. Hendo, future captain or not is on a different plane when it comes to transfer negotiations. This is why I feel the club can afford to give Sterling a big contract because, as it stands, nobody else in the squad could demand anywhere near his numbers. And even Balotelli what is he on 110,000 p/w I'm by no means anti-Balotelli and believe we will give him at least one more season, but what has ever done anywhere besides show promise?

[danperkins]

why would 70k per week be fair??? When you watch a game - especially live - then you realise how good the guy is.

Sterling is looking at the likes of Balotelli, Lallana and Lovren and must be thinking "i am adding much more value to the team than any of them"...... .Jose Enrique and Ricky Lambert can barely scrape onto the bench and are probably earning 50-60k per week.....and they are not adding anything to LFCs season. Then he goes on england duty and sees Ross Barkley up close in training and sees that he is on £65k per week at Everton. Sterling is on another planet to Barkley and Liverpool are also in a different league to Everton. He looks at Oxlade Chamberlain and Walcott and Wilshere and knows he is a good deal better than these players and must think why isn't he being offered parity with them...

Sturridge signed a new contract worth apparently £150k per week - so Sterling should be looking for something similar to that.....and if his agent goes in and points out what Sterling adds to the team compared with Sturridge, then it is hard to see the clubs argument.

LFC should offer him a long term contract with heavy performance-based incentives for raised wages depending on how he does over the next couple of years - and this should be spelled out as a way of keeping the player motivated. However, it should be something like £100k per week with the possibility to earn an extra 50k and with automatic raises when he reaches certain milestones.

It is already frustrating that we can't compete with the likes of Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and United in the transfer market - sometimes even Spurs as well. But if we can't even keep our talent at the club, then Brendan will be fighting a losing battle to qualify for the CL year in year out. And as for a title win, then that is pipe dream stuff. If this was any of our rivals, then it would have been sorted without ever even being an issue.....

[Vermilion]

why would 70k per week be fair??? When you watch a game - especially live - then you realise how good the guy is.

Sterling is looking at the likes of Balotelli, Lallana and Lovren and must be thinking "i am adding much more value to the team than any of them"...... .Jose Enrique and Ricky Lambert can barely scrape onto the bench and are probably earning 50-60k per week.....and they are not adding anything to LFCs season. Then he goes on england duty and sees Ross Barkley up close in training and sees that he is on £65k per week at Everton. Sterling is on another planet to Barkley and Liverpool are also in a different league to Everton. He looks at Oxlade Chamberlain and Walcott and Wilshere and knows he is a good deal better than these players and must think why isn't he being offered parity with them...

Sturridge signed a new contract worth apparently £150k per week - so Sterling should be looking for something similar to that.....and if his agent goes in and points out what Sterling adds to the team compared with Sturridge, then it is hard to see the clubs argument.

LFC should offer him a long term contract with heavy performance-based incentives for raised wages depending on how he does over the next couple of years - and this should be spelled out as a way of keeping the player motivated. However, it should be something like £100k per week with the possibility to earn an extra 50k and with automatic raises when he reaches certain milestones.

It is already frustrating that we can't compete with the likes of Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and United in the transfer market - sometimes even Spurs as well. But if we can't even keep our talent at the club, then Brendan will be fighting a losing battle to qualify for the CL year in year out. And as for a title win, then that is pipe dream stuff. If this was any of our rivals, then it would have been sorted without ever even being an issue.....

For me, age is the main factor, and i feel 70k is more than fair for a lad of his age and development, i don't even feel the money is what will make him stay; or not at this point in his career.

I also don't think money is the main reason we've lost our star players either.

More than happy with incentive based contracts, but with a basic of 70k as the starting point, for me that's fair for a 17yr old.

I'm also more than happy for the club to pay what they can afford, and if that's 150k pw so be it, i wont moan about it.