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How many players have done a video saying "I'm staying" as if they are a brand new signing for the club? Bit embarrassing
Lets hope he is but i wouldnt count on it. People also thought he was average and wouldnt be good for Liverpool when he signed for them. Look how that turned out. He is a very good player who is even better in Klopp his system.He peaked before Xmas last year and was bang average after. Without Mane he will be even less effective. Think this maybe Liverpools Ozil and Aubemeung.
We can’t say anything though as we’ve made this mistake time after time.
The best player in the league is bang average.. Wobble your head mateHe peaked before Xmas last year and was bang average after. Without Mane he will be even less effective. Think this maybe Liverpools Ozil and Aubemeung.
We can’t say anything though as we’ve made this mistake time after time.
Wow.Think they'll look back on this as a mistake. Had a fairly good hold on their wage structure and now it's anything goes. Of course everyone else will want higher wages and rightly so. He's not even finishing a particularly good season, and he's unlikely to see better form within the time of his new contract than we've seen in the last 3-4 years.
Since they were going to depart from a more sensible wage structure, they could have tried to pin down Mane. Seems to me a player who is such a blessed natural athlete that he'll keep performing at the top level for years. Anyhow, think they made a big error here in giving into Salah's demands. Which is great.
ExactlyHow many players have done a video saying "I'm staying" as if they are a brand new signing for the club? Bit embarrassing
Best player by miles before Xmas but certainly not after….his form fell off dramatically after Afcon.The best player in the league is bang average.. Wobble your head mate
No one cares about "excess of", they will stick to 350K. Amazing how different journalists report wages for different clubs.Mohamed Salah has agreed a new three-year contract worth in excess of £350,000-a-week that will make him the highest paid player in Liverpool’s history.
To players who never came close to deserving that money. Salah has earned this bump, reading some posts in this thread, I feel like I'm from another reality.Best player by miles before Xmas but certainly not after….his form fell off dramatically after Afcon.
He will miss Sane massively and now they’ve blown their wage structure surely won’t be too long before others are looking for parity.
Just look at the mistakes we’ve made by dishing out huge wages that become the benchmark.
Exactly, football is dominated by 33 and 34 year old Lewa and Benzema, somehow few think retaining Salah is bad for Liverpool. Likewise few were calling selling Mane as some genius move because he was 29 or 30. It's madness.To players who never came close to deserving that money. Salah has earned this bump, reading some posts in this thread, I feel like I'm from another reality.
It's about wishful thinking tbh, more than anything elseExactly, football is dominated by 33 and 34 year old Lewa and Benzema, somehow few think retaining Salah is bad for Liverpool. Likewise few were calling selling Mane as some genius move because he was 29 or 30. It's madness.
In terms of his own high standards. Would you say this season was better for him than the seasons before?Wow.
Statistically, it was the 2nd best season in his career.In terms of his own high standards. Would you say this season was better for him than the seasons before?
good spot, I'd say he's on 400+Great deal for news, they tied up one of the best players in the world for few more years.
Btw did Liverpool journalists report how he took paycut to sign new contract?
Anyways it's funny how the contract is reported.
No one cares about "excess of", they will stick to 350K. Amazing how different journalists report wages for different clubs.
Fair enough - I based this more on a feeling of how they performed post Afcon. In any case, not central to my point, which is the same point many are making here, they have completely abandoned their wage structure and it can quite easily have non-beneficial long-term consequences. I was quite in awe of how they managed to retain these players on such low wages, like when Shaw wasn't even performing and they had Robertson on what was then thought to be below 100K while Shaw was on 150K.Statistically, it was the 2nd best season in his career.
Or… VVD might do a Mane and ask to leave if you don’t pay up and match Salah.Worth saying that most of the core players have very recently had their contracts renewed long term - VVD signed a five year contract on good money before he'd even returned from his ACL injury, and Alisson also signed for six years just last summer - so this issue of others looking for parity is a bit overblown.
Don’t think the issue is about him deserving the pay rise as he has performed excellently over the last few years although dropped off a lot post Xmas - it’s more the ramifications on the whole Liverpool wage structure that this will have.To players who never came close to deserving that money. Salah has earned this bump, reading some posts in this thread, I feel like I'm from another reality.
I get what you're saying, but signing a new contract means very little these days in terms of salary demands, as players get bumps mid contract all the time.Worth saying that most of the core players have very recently had their contracts renewed long term - VVD signed a five year contract on good money before he'd even returned from his ACL injury, and Alisson also signed for six years just last summer - so this issue of others looking for parity is a bit overblown.
Yeah that’s not how you breed club loyalty by saying “ha, too late, you’ve already signed”.Worth saying that most of the core players have very recently had their contracts renewed long term - VVD signed a five year contract on good money before he'd even returned from his ACL injury, and Alisson also signed for six years just last summer - so this issue of others looking for parity is a bit overblown.
Liverpool, Bayern, United and Chelsea all pay roughly the same amount on salaries. Real, Barca and the oil clubs pay a bit more, Juve a bit less. The narrative, that Liverpool paid particularly low wages in the past is false. Extending the contract of one's best player for 3 years, when he is 30, is obviously a good thing and their wage structure will continue to be roughly in line with the previously mentioned clubs. Its ridiculous to spin this into something negative. Salah is one of the best players in the world. He and his salary is not going to be a problem for Liverpool.Don’t think the issue is about him deserving the pay rise as he has performed excellently over the last few years although dropped off a lot post Xmas - it’s more the ramifications on the whole Liverpool wage structure that this will have.
They have managed to pay unbelievably low wages for a while now but I can guarantee that this will now change when it comes to player renewal negotiations. After all, think this was the reason Mane decided to leave.
On another note, I don’t think Salah will be able to perform to the same level again without Mane. Just my opinion but I think he will become even greedier next season with frustration.
As for us giving out undeserving high wages - I totally agree - it’s the result of Woodwards frivolous negotiations and we now have the issue of average players that are unshiftable because of high wages.
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Yes. He was basically the best player in the world for the first half of the season.In terms of his own high standards. Would you say this season was better for him than the seasons before?
Congratulations. Joking aside, already backtracked. Not central to the discussion anyway, which is more about overall structure and planning.Yes. He was basically the best player in the world for the first half of the season.
The higher salaries given to Liverpool players was bound to happen, it's how a team keeps some its best players. Teams evolve, some leave and some stay.Don’t think the issue is about him deserving the pay rise as he has performed excellently over the last few years although dropped off a lot post Xmas - it’s more the ramifications on the whole Liverpool wage structure that this will have.
They have managed to pay unbelievably low wages for a while now but I can guarantee that this will now change when it comes to player renewal negotiations. After all, think this was the reason Mane decided to leave.
On another note, I don’t think Salah will be able to perform to the same level again without Mane. Just my opinion but I think he will become even greedier next season with frustration.
As for us giving out undeserving high wages - I totally agree - it’s the result of Woodwards frivolous negotiations and we now have the issue of average players that are unshiftable because of high wages.
And the second half?Yes. He was basically the best player in the world for the first half of the season.
Pretty weird way to take another shit on United. Liverpool are paying him an absolute fortuneGood deal for Liverpool and puts the ridiculous amounts we pay to some of our players into perspective given what he produces. Surprised he didn't wait for a free transfer.