Re: RAHEEM STERLING - Official Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:18 pm
As others have said it looks like it's gone beyond the point of no return with Sterling, the relationship between the club and his agent has been pretty much non existent ever since Ward announced that Raheem wouldn't sign a new contract with us for £900,000 a week never mind £100,000.
It's all about getting the best possible price now.
It is a pity because he has got a lot of potential, you only have to look at the improvement in Hendo between the ages of 21 to 24 to see that Raheem will get a lot, lot better over the next few years.
But is it is pointless keeping a player against his will, especially one that can basically walk away for nothing in 12 months time (if he buys out the last year of his contract).
If we invest the £30m-£40m we get for him in players that come here and do the business then it will have been a great decision to sell him, if we blow the money on bench fodder it won't. It's as simple as that really, success isn't about wether we get an extra £5m for him, it's about what we do with the money. If we sell him for £20m and buy another Suarez with that money then it's a great piece of business, if we get £50m for him and fritter it all away it'll be a disaster. It's not about how much we get but what we do with it.
It's all about getting the best possible price now.
It is a pity because he has got a lot of potential, you only have to look at the improvement in Hendo between the ages of 21 to 24 to see that Raheem will get a lot, lot better over the next few years.
But is it is pointless keeping a player against his will, especially one that can basically walk away for nothing in 12 months time (if he buys out the last year of his contract).
If we invest the £30m-£40m we get for him in players that come here and do the business then it will have been a great decision to sell him, if we blow the money on bench fodder it won't. It's as simple as that really, success isn't about wether we get an extra £5m for him, it's about what we do with the money. If we sell him for £20m and buy another Suarez with that money then it's a great piece of business, if we get £50m for him and fritter it all away it'll be a disaster. It's not about how much we get but what we do with it.