Transfer News: Liverpool willing to pay ‘star salary’ for Gavi after he rejects ‘abysmal’ Barcelona contract offer
According to transfer news on Spanish outlet La Porteria (h/t Liverpool Echo), Liverpool are willing to pay a ‘star salary’ to entice Gavi into leaving Barcelona.
The Spaniard’s entourage has apparently rejected an ‘abysmal’ contract offer from the Catalan giants. And amidst this situation, it is said that Gavi has an offer on the table from LFC.
The Reds could see themselves paying £146,000-a-week in wages to the 17-year-old talent, and are willing to trigger a £42.5million release clause in his current deal. The finances involved in this deal would raise eyebrows.
Is it really healthy if the club pays such wages to a teenager? If that figure is met, he could earn more at Liverpool than the likes of Jordan Henderson, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane.
Should LFC sign Gavi?
Considering he is 17, it wouldn’t be unfair to assume that Gavi, if he does sign for Liverpool and then renews his deal in the future, would want an increase in his salary. And that is when the Reds can find themselves in real trouble.
It is better not to disrupt whatever wage structure the Reds may have at Anfield right now. But then again, Gavi is a talent that may command no less.
If he is playing at a level far beyond his current age, then it is hard to argue why he shouldn’t be paid an amount that reflects such maturity. All transfers involve a bit of risk- if the player will succeed or fail at the club.
With Gavi, it can prove to be a high-risk, high-reward situation. There is nothing to suggest right now why he cannot be a world-beater in the next few years. And Liverpool arguably need young legs in midfield right now, with Hendo and Thiago Alcantara not getting any younger.
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Fans would want this deal to happen, but it remains to be seen what the board’s approach is- especially if Barca make an offer that tempts Gavi to stay in Barcelona.
