Daniel Sturridge has implored FSG to study one ‘crucial’ lesson from the previous 12 months forward of Liverpool’s bid to retain their Premier League title subsequent season.
A tremendously profitable marketing campaign on the pitch for the Reds has had a cloud hanging over it for probably the most half within the long-running uncertainty over the futures of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, every of whom had been approaching the tip of their present contracts at Anfield.
Fortunately the previous two have now dedicated to the membership for one more couple of years, however the England right-back confirmed in the present day that he received’t comply with swimsuit and can as an alternative depart on a free switch in just a few weeks’ time.
Sturridge needs Liverpool to kind out new contract for Konate quickly
Talking on Sky Sports activities after Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Sunday, Sturridge has urged the LFC hierarchy to behave swiftly in order that they don’t discover themselves embroiled in one other cleaning soap opera over contracts just a few months down the road.
Ibrahima Konate is certainly one of 4 first-team gamers whose present deal has simply over a yr remaining, and the previous Reds striker is eager to see the French centre-back tied down for the long-term as shortly as potential.
The pundit mentioned: “You’ve bought to lock up Konate… I feel signing Konate is essential as a result of his partnership with Virgil van Dijk has been key to the group’s success, so tying him right down to a contract is the following factor they should do.
“We’ve seen the speak this season across the contracts with Trent, Virgil and Mo. We don’t need that happening with Konate subsequent season, so I feel that’s an essential signing for the soccer membership to have that consistency in defence.
“It’s at all times good to have a partnership which you could depend on and belief and have that triangle with the goalkeeper, so I feel that’s an essential signing for them.”
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Liverpool should keep away from a repeat of this season’s contract drama
Sturridge is kind of proper to spotlight the necessity for Richard Hughes to not dither in the case of renewing Konate’s contract, with the 25-year-old forming an immense partnership with Van Dijk as Liverpool romped to the Premier League title.
Negotiations are believed to have commenced, however there have been studies of potential issues over the weekly wage that the France worldwide is looking for.
We are able to solely hope that any such discrepancy could be bridged between the varied events concerned in order that it isn’t allowed to turn into one other ‘will-he-won’t-he’ saga like we’ve seen with Trent and, till just a few weeks in the past, Salah and Van Dijk.
It ought to assist that, whereas there was uncertainty behind the scenes at Liverpool 12 months in the past with the departures of Jurgen Klopp and his teaching employees, together with yet one more change of sporting director, the boardroom state of affairs is way extra steady now with Hughes now within the job for nearly a yr.
Incoming recruitment is prone to be the precedence between now and the tip of August whereas the switch window is energetic, but it surely doesn’t strictly imply that contract renewals needs to be kicked down the street, particularly after the undesirable drama we’d been put by means of this season.
