Raheem Sterling

[leo]

Straight swap for Bale.

[cream]

Raheem will be a good player, but there's load of players around like him, we've got a few at the club already. We need better, cash in and get someone with a bit more intelligence.

[cream]

Straight swap for Bale.

We'll need to hand over a big bag of cash as well.

[G]

Raheem will be a good player, but there's load of players around like him, we've got a few at the club already. We need better, cash in and get someone with a bit more intelligence.

Is exactly what the club execs will be thinking too. Cash in on Raheem and move on to the next one, Ibe probably. Not sure thats a good approach to be honest. It is for the books alright but not for our chances of success.

It's a tough balancing act tbf.

[spider-neil]

Not that I think we should bend over with regards to his demands, but;

a) He is an integral part of the team.

b) With Gerrard going Sterling will probably be the 'face' of Liverpool and its star player.

c) The person we bring in to replace him will demand big wages and there is no guarantee he will be any good.

d) We have invested a lot of time in training him, minutes on the pitch when he was learning his trade and investment with all the wages we have paid him since he was 15. Selling him would essentially be writing off that investment.

e) He is a top player now and he is only going to get better. It's patently obvious to anyone with eyes there is far more to his game than him simply being a speed merchant ala Lennon.

[cream]

Is exactly what the club execs will be thinking too. Cash in on Raheem and move on to the next one, Ibe probably. Not sure thats a good approach to be honest. It is for the books alright but not for our chances of success.

It's a tough balancing act tbf.

Maybe people at the club don't think he's worth it, maybe they don't rate him as high as the hype and that is reason they're not bowing to his demands.

[G]

If they don't rate him highly they are moron's. But I'm sure thats not the case. He's not worth top earner status yet though, that I agree on.

[Bender]

Straight swap for Bale.

Not sure he'll want to play in the Europa League

[Leyton388]

Just been looking on TLW and come across this. Couldn't have put it better myself.


The jumped up little **** !! he is a kid thats acting like he is some sort of legend ....**** him off abroad for as much as we can get for him and watch him comeback to earth with a mighty bump

Ibe can replace him and he in my opinion is a much better all round player and has the right attitude to become something special at the club.
In that interview he's shown a complete and utter disrespect to Rodgers by moaning about being played out of position. A total nonchalant attitude to the club that have nurtured through youth and senior level. He's praising that Owl cunt whilst simultaneously putting little digs in at Rodgers, cheeky ****.

The most telling moment was -

"Jordan's been thrown in, Lazar's the same age as me, he's bought Lazar SO *then looks at the camera* yeah he's a manager that has faith in a lot of young players but as i said i've got dreams and hopes as well"

That moment right there is him basically admitting that he's leaving.

[G]

I can't see any of the big clubs in Europe being remotely interested in paying the mega bucks required to take him, Isco for example is already better than him and not much older. City would but I doubt we'll sell him local.

[Big-Red-Ed]

At what other top club would he have had so many first team appearances? What other club would have given him a mid season break for weeks at the busiest time of the season? The boy is at the best place for him right now. If he can't see that he is an idiot.

[rodo]

Well at least that interview will get the kemlyn off his back

[MrMichael]

Makes you wonder if the club is bodging these contract talks on purpose to get rid of the highest earners still.

That is just silly

This summer we will already be making a £350k/week+ saving from Gerrard, Johnson and Toure's contracts expiring anyway

I know, just relaying what he said. To be fair though, he was clearly becoming a big part of our first team last season, sticking a new one in front of him then wouldn't have been totally ridiculous. He signed his current one as an up and comer, the newer one would be a reflection of how far he'd come in that time and his new status as first choice. Then in a couple more years he'd get top earner status. If we aren't buying top quality but want to produce it instead then there's not much point in that approach if we can't do enough to keep it once we have it. Forever going nowhere.

Nah, Sterling signed his new one in December 2 seasons ago, which was a huge deal for a kid of his age with like 10 games and 1 goal under his belt. Following that he was in & out of the team and form for most of the next 12 months. His first league goal last season was in December. He was pretty good from that point on (as was almost everyone in the team) but I very much doubt the subject of his contract would even have come up for the club until the start of this season.

Just look at his progression with us. (16) £2k (18) £30k (20) £100k (22) ???? (24) ????? I mean crikey, that's not enough for someone?

Imagine what that looks like if we renegotiate even more regularly. Football is crazy, 5yr deals that have to be renegotiated every 18 months to keep some players happy.

[spider-neil]

Well at least that interview will get the kemlyn off his back

I think it has thrown gasoline of the flames.

[The_weatherman]

That is just silly

This summer we will already be making a £350k/week+ saving from Gerrard, Johnson and Toure's contracts expiring anyway



Nah, Sterling signed his new one in December 2 seasons ago, which was a huge deal for a kid of his age with like 10 games and 1 goal under his belt. Following that he was in & out of the team and form for most of the next 12 months. His first league goal last season was in December. He was pretty good from that point on (as was almost everyone in the team) but I very much doubt the subject of his contract would even have come up for the club until the start of this season.

Just look at his progression with us. (16) £2k (18) £30k (20) £100k (22) ???? (24) ????? I mean crikey, that's not enough for someone?

Imagine what that looks like if we renegotiate even more regularly. Football is crazy, 5yr deals that have to be renegotiated every 18 months to keep some players happy.

I'm not saying pay him 180 k but paying him 30 k a week while he's our best attacking player is also not fair. But I don't have patience for this so he can eff off.