25 Oct 2021 18:53:45
Question for Ed001, how would go about the Salah contract situation?

van Dijk is our highest paid player right now at 220k from what I read. If we break the bank for Salah and offer him around 400k do you think it would affect the harmony of the squad?

Maybe we can introduce more performance based incentives. But it's a very tricky situation indeed. I am sure 100% of the Liverpool supporters would want to give Salah what he wants but my only fear is how would the other players react. Would be interesting to know how this works at other clubs as well.

{Ed001's Note - it would only be an issue if he didn't work so hard. Otherwise it is not really an issue paying the best player more than the rest.}

1.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 08:06:18
Me neither, Ed. Salah has earned whatever he will get should he sign and if the other players want what he gets then I don’t know, do a Salah in your position. It’s that simple, IMO.

2.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 08:34:03
Guess it’s only an issue if any and if so, how many have a clause to match the highest earner? Anyone clever enough knows Salah is due and there has been about 5-6 big new contracts for main players very recently.

3.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 08:41:27
Players don’t mind someone else getting more if they are better and work hard. The problem is when they aren’t or agents get in their ears. It will however inflate wage expectations of other players as it pushes the top bar upwards and lower wage players agents will ask for pro rata more as well.

4.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 09:07:44
I don't think any of our players would mind Salah being the highest paid at the club.

The question is what if he is paid double of what Van Dijk and Alisson are paid? They have been nearly as instrumental to our success as Salah. And it's not like they don't work hard. They are arguably the best in their positions in the world.

5.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 10:46:56
It's a tricky situation but I think you just need to make Salah your highest paid player and give him as much as you can.

I don't think other players could complain much and I we have a pretty close team that I don't imagine the team will go into meltdown.

If someone doesn't like his new wages then just challenge them to step up and also become the best in the world and perhaps they can get paid the same.

6.) 26 Oct 2021
26 Oct 2021 11:31:22
The wage structure must be bent for this guy. Regardless, sooner or later we'll have to be paying this coin to our best players anyway.