Jordan Henderson

[Tribute]

He'll be gone in the summer too. His contracts up in the summer and I think he's on about £90k at the minute.

Cool. I wouldn't even pay him £90 a week...

[Buzzo]

This all smacks of journos trying to sell papers.

Typical format, I read something on a forum about a players contract then again 'read all about it' with a negative spin in the press a day or so later.

If Henderson is due to be our next captain I'm sure he will stay and get the contract he deserves. Yes, there will be a bit of posturing during negotiations , but I'm sure he will sign. His career has progressed immensely over the last 2 seasons (we'd have sold him 3 summers ago) and I can't see him getting the same traction elsewhere.

[Shaggy]

He always seems straight down the line to me [emoji6]

It's a child in Sweden or something who just regurgitates stuff in the press.

[fah-q]

He's just plummeted in my estimation. Anyone listening to utter **** like "hip hop" (even the ****ing name's annoying) is by any definition a moron

It's just as well that your estimation is worth exactly zero then.

[captainfog]

This should have been sorted out last summer rather than be ongoing now and giving the vultures more **** to stir in the press. But, whatever, it will get done.

At least we now know where the savings from Gerrard and Johnson's contracts are going.

[Kenneth]

If we start to deal with agents in a manner designed to prevent stiring in the press then a) we'll never achieve it, they put two and two together and get five no matter what the reality, and b) well make worse decisions. The key to the whole issue is not to be one of the impatient and reactionary people who buy into to the baseless stiring in the press.

[MrMichael]

At least we now know where the savings from Gerrard and Johnson's contracts are going.

This might also have something to do with some of the delays, FFP limits total wages expense based on what it was at a baseline point (or something vaguely like that), could the £300k/week on those 2 end up partially going to new contracts when it is free to be reallocated?

[captainfog]

If we start to deal with agents in a manner designed to prevent stiring in the press then a) we'll never achieve it, they put two and two together and get five no matter what the reality, and b) well make worse decisions. The key to the whole issue is not to be one of the impatient and reactionary people who buy into to the baseless stiring in the press.

Or you just conduct your business quickly and efficiently.

[captainfog]

This might also have something to do with some of the delays, FFP limits total wages expense based on what it was at a baseline point (or something vaguely like that), could the £300k/week on those 2 end up partially going to new contracts when it is free to be reallocated?

Possibly, not sure how important ffp is tbh. I've not bought into it as a meaningful rule carrying meaningful sanctions at all.

[red g]

As it stands now, After the summer presuming Gerrard and Johnson leave who will be our biggest earner?

[Shaggy]

Sturridge?

[Chazza]

No idea if this is true....

http://www.thesportbible.com/articles/liverpool-s-2014-2015-squad-wages-leaked-online

[Kenneth]

At least we don't pay Brad Jones. But Assaidi

[BobTheCharmer]

Bloody hell. The shift of big earners has happened pretty quickly. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 18 months. We have a great young manager and some top young talent, either we kick on, pay the market rate and be succesful or we sell them on, replace with new youngsters and lose our manager.

[The_weatherman]

I think Sturridge is now on at least 100 k, although reportedly heavily incentivised.