25 Jan 2015 11:13:45
Good morning,

I have heard that Liverpool are playing a dangerous game with regard to sterling's new contract.

We are absolutely appalling with the dealings with regard to new contracts and signings.

Apparently the reason sterling's agent will not agree the new contract is not because of the money being offered but the non financial terms of the contract.

Liverpool do not want him to go to a premier league competitor.

If we continue to make demands then we will no doubt alienate yet another player.

Cheers

M

1.) 25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 11:56:40
This has got nothing to do with Liverpool and everything to do with the player and his agent.

Be very, very clear here: Sterling has not decided whether he will stay or go.

He has a number of choices: quietly agitate for a transfer, let his contract run down etc etc

You cannot "force" players to sign contracts; some fans seem to think that because their beloved club offers a new deal, the player will automatically sign it.

2.) 25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 14:07:33
Contracts mean two things in a way, how much the player will earn and how much we can get for the player when/if he leaves, so if he has problems with what's put in front on him, stop negotiations until his agent/player sees sense! This is starting to get embarrassing for both the player and club and needs finalising now!

{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with his value when he leaves.}

3.) 25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 14:50:51
I think it is fair enough to try and have a clause in his contract that he won't be sold to a PL club. If that is indeed the case. It doesn't seem that odd to me.

{Ed002's Note - That would go down well in court. No chance.}

4.) 25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 18:12:48
How can a contract not have anything to do with value of a player when he leaves? Firstly there are buyout clauses, whether you say they mean anything or not. Fact is they exist and have been used.
Secondly, if a club has a player they do not need to sell and would rather not sell you saying having that player on contract with 10 months to go or 3yrs makes no difference to the value the club would accept if the player pushes to go?

{Ed002's Note - You clearly don't understand about "buy out" clauses. This is a good example why we don't discuss finances and contracts.}

5.) 27 Jan 2015
27 Jan 2015 11:36:43
The "New FSG" types of contracts are performance based. Rafa had attracted his signings on huge basic wages whether they played or not, whether they performed or not, they would get their huge salaries. And for a team not consistently in the championsleague it is not financially viable nor good business practice to hand out contracts with massive basics. That is what drove the club almost to bankruptcy. FSG's number 1 objective was to get rid of all the huge basics. One of the reasons agger, reina etc was moved on. Johnson surely has been offered a new contract but with a massive reduction in basic with high performance bonus which he refuses to take. Only SKrtel, Gerrard, and Lucas remain on these huge basics. FSG has all the newcomers on the new style performance contracts and sterling(or his agent) feels why sign when he can get a better basic elsewhere(and the agent gets a better cut off a basic). But this type of contracts will keep us financially sound and the players hungry for success.

{Ed002's Note - Given the wage bill at LFC it is not working then.}