EverTheOptimist
Player Valuation: £8m
There is a sea change now in Football letting players contracts run down, if they renew you are paying off a sign on fee again and wages for the next 4-5 years, especially for players at 28-29-30 it makes economic sense to let players contracts rundown and let some other club have the burden of paying of them increased wages, and in the final season of their contract look for the replacement.He's said he's a Liverpool fan and loves Klopp and Liverpool were interested. He still stayed in Paris because FSG wouldn't pay what was required. He isn't going to Liverpool anytime in the foreseeable future. Salah on the other hand is going to be more than a bit miffed. This will cost them, either in increased wages for Salah or when he leaves on a free.
Look at these big name free agents Pogba, Dybala, Mbappe, Rudiger, Kessie, Dembele, Christiansen, Di Maria, Insigne, Sule, Kamara, Ginter, Azpelicueta contracts all run out next wednesday.
The top clubs make so much money they don't even feel the hit much letting players go for free for anymore as wages have gone up so much, instead of resigning on bigger wages, you put that potential 5 year contract wages to a transfer fee on a younger replacement on lower wages.
Seems to be the same modus operandi of American sports teams in dealing with free agents, you only renew them if they are the right age profile and an immense talent, and someone you build your side around, Mbappe fits that criteria to a tee and why PSG pulled out all the stops in signing a new deal.
Salah is asking for £400k a week and about to hit 30, FSG will just follow the American model and let a ageing veteran player go as a free agent and let someone else give him that crazy money and have someone younger scouted for the previous year or two and ready in place.