Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Market rate is a very niche thing though - it's a rate that maybe 5 clubs (at most) can afford. We still pay high, and increasingly higher, wages. Like, Modric isn't on much more than Thiago in a similar position. And Salah has been offered more than Lewandowski is on. But when you have PSG offering a million a week after tax to a player, with no connection to their actual earnings as a business, there's just no competing with that.

I think there could be an element of this. They busted their guts for the last 4 years finishing 2nd, 1st, 3rd and 2nd with losing the league twice by a point and the one victory coming in a pandemic while also reaching 3 CL finals and winning 1.

City have just gone out and made themselves even stronger by signing Haaland.

As a player who has now won every cup they can with Liverpool you could be thinking the same lines as, do I want to play 100% high intensity again trying to catch Man City and still just fall short or after winning everything I can with Liverpool now head for an easier life in my 30's, earn good money and definitely win more domestic silverware with Bayern Munich.

interesting discussion on Off the Ball last night with Graham Hunter on how the power has shifted towards some top players now and allowing their contract to run down means they get the signing bonus (retain image rights etc) rather than a club getting a transfer fee (like Mbappe).

I wonder if that is what Salah is up to, hoping we pay him 30m to resign next year rather than signing some other player.

In some ways it makes sense but if it doesn't work the player is effectively taking the opportunity for the club to get a transfer fee...which can be viewed as being ok if player is viewed as a loyal servant who deserves a move but not if they cross the very fine line and piss off fans.

They framed it as the evolution of the Bosman and potential to occur more often.

They pointed out that Victor Valdes tried this, got injured and ended up at United.

There is no guarantee of getting to Istanbul next season. This year we had the easiest ever route to Paris, Inter, Benfica and Villarreal there will never be easier knockout journey. We are in the top bracket at the moment, but so are City, Madrid, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern. 2 of these 6 teams will be in Istanbul next season so we got a 33.3% chance of getting there.

A reason Gavi might be leaving Barca and they are stalling on giving him a new contract.

Reports in the media today his mother was having an affair with Pique who was cheating on Shakria.

Pique and the money he brings into Barca through his comapnies are more important to Barca now that any player.

All our wide men cut in onto their strong foot though. In fairness to him he's not shy about getting to the end line and pulling the ball back between the penalty spot and the 6 yard box, he's been a bit unlucky not to have more assists.

Any word on why Jota's not with the Portugal squad? See he's not named in the match against Spain right now... did he pick up an injury or something? Or does he just link up later because of being at the CL final last weekend?

<edit> Nevermind, found a thing saying he only just joined up with the squad yesterday.

Imagine cheating on Shakira...that old horrible adage "No matter how hot they are someone is sick of their ****" does have some truth to it I guess.

(Could be all bullplop)

Despite him looking like a scruffy stoner, I thought Pique came across well in that interview with Neville on SkyBet. Ambitious fella

Whether or not we all think he is worth it, the club has to be run sustainably. One big pay rise and everyone else wants parity.

The lack of oversight on the finances of City by the PL is the only thing allowing them spend with no limits. If we and other clubs go down the route of chasing those finances, it will lead to ruin. Financial Fair Play has to be implemented correctly sooner rather than later.

Ambitious, but also seems very conniving and back-stabby. All the stuff with him talking shït about Ramos to Rubiales (president of the Spanish football federation), and forwarding him on private messages from Ramos... and of course all the wheeling and dealing to move the Spanish Supercup final to Saudi Arabia - earning himself a fortune in the process. i'd say he's a man who'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants, no matter who it screws over. Seems like a young Sepp Blatter in the making.

Mane wants 400k!?

Come on lad.... be realistic

Considering what they saw United players getting paid for the last 4 years they may have a point of deserving it also!

You're right. He wouldn't be bad. He'd be terrible. He made his choices.

You can't blame Salah and Mane wanting 400k, they are the best players in the league for years. KDB gets close to that, then you have the likes of Rashford, Sancho and Varane earning more than them. It would stick in me too if I was them.

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Pique is 35 years old, Gavi is the future.

Piques net worth is estimated at 40 - 80 million. A billion is a thousand million.

130 years

The arse has fallen out of the NFT business you have to feel for those that were basically conned into buying them by their heroes and idols putting their names to them and doing the whole these will never lose there vaule sales pitch.

"Uefa wishes to sincerely apologise to all spectators who had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build-up to the Uefa Champions League final at the Stade de France on 28 May 2022 in Paris, on a night which should have been a celebration of European club football."

So Mane is leaving because the people of Senegal want him to leave Liverpool

Mane may want to leave, but he still has a contract for a year and if the club does not receive what they feel is an appropriate offer then there is every chance he will play with us next season. Yes we will not want to keep a player against his wishes, but at the same time that doesn't mean he will leave if there isn't a suitable bid in for him.

I am a little irritated by the wording Mane is using. Either he knows the club has already accepted a bid for him, or he is banking on the club allowing him to leave. But it is by no means a given that he will leave. Ask Suarez or Coutinho about leaving Liverpool through the press.