davieG Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 True or Fake News? https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/18080187.ex-celtic-boss-brendan-rodgers-set-bumper-new-5m-leicester-city-raise-fend-off-arsenal-interest/ Ex-Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers 'set for bumper new £5m Leicester City raise' to fend off Arsenal interest By Mark Hendry @mhendry92Sports Writer Ex-Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers 'set for bumper new £5m Leicester City raise' to fend off Arsenal interest Former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers looks set to sign a bumper new deal at Leicester to fend off interest from Arsenal. The manager has reportedly been sounded out by Gunners hierarchy to replace recently sacked Unai Emery. He recently admitted to having a clause in his contract that could see Arsenal coax him away if they parted with around £14million. Ex-Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers admits clause in Leicester deal would 'allow him to leave' if Arsenal come calling And while he recently claimed to be happy in his role at the King Power Stadium, speculation continues to mount about his loyalty should a move be made. Now, Transfer Window podcast host and journalist Ian McGarry has revealed that Northern Irishman Rodgers, 46, could be in line for almost £5million more in wages should he opt to stay. He said: "Leicester City are planning to offer Brendan Rodgers a new contract, an extended contract on better terms amid interest from Arsenal who have been pursuing the possibility of succeding Unai Emery at the Emirates. Jamie Carragher claims Celtic fans were 'harsh' on Brendan Rodgers but he should not leave Leicester for Arsenal "Our understanding is that Leicester will offer him an extended deal of one or possibly two years. "His current deal ends in 2022 and with the new deal he will have the possibility of earning £5m more than his current deal in both wages and bonuses." Rodgers' loyalty has been questioned by a number of people in recent times including Lee Dixon, Andy Gray and John Hartson while former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher claimed Celtic fans' criticism of their ex-manager was "harsh" - despite him leaving in the middle of a trophy-seeking season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 (edited) He deserves it! Club record Premier League win streak of 7 in a row which could get better. Best ever start to a Premier League season including the year we won it. Highest ever LCFC winning scoreline in a Premier League match. Twice! In one season. (Newcastle and then Southampton) Vardy has 23 goals in 25 games under Rodgers. Every player in the squad has improved and thus has probably increased the value of our squad from anywhere between 20-200m. Sexy football to watch every week. All done in less than a year at the club! He's absolutely smashing it at the moment. Edited 6 December 2019 by StriderHiryu 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Cockney Fox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 He's definitely on for a raise. In real terms it doesn't mean he's staying though. It just means LCFC will try and tie in a huge compensation figure if he buggers off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Sounds about right. I couldn't help but wonder whether his sudden clarity about staying coincided with discussions about a pay rise. I don't think there would be many people disagreeing that its money well spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo220 Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Standard Leicester at the minute, and bloody great to see. We have an asset that is performing well that someone else wants, so we give them a well deserved raise which keeps them happy in the short term and keeps them focussed. In return we get a contract that is favourable for our negotiating position if/when the time comes for them to move on. Well Done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 He should be on £150k a week the same as Vardy, maybe even more so this makes sense. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Happy Fox Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 His assistants also probably deserve a raise the likes of Chris Davies and Kolo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy boxing Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 We have to do everything we can to make sure he stays with us long term and clearly the club are trying to do that, but ultimately the decsion is his. money is not an issue. clearly he and his assistants deserve a big raise after what they are doing. the factor of whether he stays or goes will ultimately not be about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffToff88 Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 1 hour ago, Ric Flair said: He should be on £150k a week the same as Vardy, maybe even more so this makes sense. Was it Alex Ferguson who had a highest earner clause in his contract? He said (and rightly so) that in any other industry the Manager is paid higher than his staff and that should be the same in football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poznan34 Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ric Flair said: He should be on £150k a week the same as Vardy, maybe even more so this makes sense. Is Vardy really on £150k? Seems a bit steep. Apparently Maguire was "only" on £80k last season, and that was his new contract after the World Cup. edit: steep meaning I thought he was on nearer to £100k, not that he isn't worth it Edited 5 December 2019 by Poznan34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 1 hour ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said: He's definitely on for a raise. In real terms it doesn't mean he's staying though. It just means LCFC will try and tie in a huge compensation figure if he buggers off. Or a higher compensation figure if it all goes to pot and we end up having to sack him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 If we do get CL place the additional revenue will more than cover it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 19 minutes ago, Poznan34 said: Is Vardy really on £150k? Seems a bit steep. Good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie the Fox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 23 minutes ago, Poznan34 said: Is Vardy really on £150k? Seems a bit steep. Apparently Maguire was "only" on £80k last season, and that was his new contract after the World Cup. It is a LOT of money but in relative terms it really isnt, when you have the likes of Sanchez, Pogba and De Bruyne earning probably double that figure. I know which one i would prefer in my team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jon the Hat Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 5 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said: It is a LOT of money but in relative terms it really isnt, when you have the likes of Sanchez, Pogba and De Bruyne earning probably double that figure. I know which one i would prefer in my team. I'd pay him double. We are twice the team with him in it, and we may never see a player this good in our team ever again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancunianfox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 And people wondered why he wouldn't just come out and say that he wasn't going to Arsenal!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 2 hours ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said: He's definitely on for a raise. In real terms it doesn't mean he's staying though. It just means LCFC will try and tie in a huge compensation figure if he buggers off. Levy did something similar when Pochettino signed an extended contract - that went well ( although I doubt he ever attracted as much interest as BR ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southfox66 Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 (edited) I think we are worrying over nothing I'm sure he thought to himself this is going better than he expected probably when he came to us his goal in mind may have been get us Europa football maybe a domestic cup then I'm in a position to go to a bigger club, fast forward to today he has got together a team of gifted young players and find him 2nd in the league so the only way forward is to stay with us and make us Premier champs again, the only place he could go is Manchester City if we ended up higher than them and Pep goes, basically there is no logical move for him at the moment but stay at Leicester Edited 5 December 2019 by southfox66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 1 hour ago, Poznan34 said: Is Vardy really on £150k? Seems a bit steep. Apparently Maguire was "only" on £80k last season, and that was his new contract after the World Cup. Steep for the best player I have seen at the club in my lifetime!? No way! Age is but a number! Jamie Vardy is the top scorer in the Premier League and has made the highest number of goal contributions of any player. He is our living legend and talisman and must surely be the most popular player in our team. When players like Mesut Ozil are on 300k a week and Alexis Sanchez 450k, I would say we have an absolute bargain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 I suspect we might offer him an interim deal until the end of the season just to secure him at the club, then depending on how we finish the season give him a proper raise as required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 31 minutes ago, mancunianfox said: And people wondered why he wouldn't just come out and say that he wasn't going to Arsenal!!! People who couldn't negotiate their way out of a wet paper bag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: I suspect we might offer him an interim deal until the end of the season just to secure him at the club, then depending on how we finish the season give him a proper raise as required. I serioulsy doubt it. Nothing says we have confidence quite like "we will and see how well you do before we committ ourselves". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 14 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: I suspect we might offer him an interim deal until the end of the season just to secure him at the club, then depending on how we finish the season give him a proper raise as required. Do you reckon for Brendan it's not so much about money, but about ambition? If Top says to him, "let's try to win the Premier League, here's 200m" then that's the sort of thing that would make him stay, if that's even possible for us to do? When you see the prices quoted for Jadon Sancho, it makes you realise how big the gulf is that we need to make up. But we've proven we have a world class recruitment team and can get good players without them having to be world stars first. If Rodgers thinks he could genuinely win a big trophy with us, he would probably stay. Otherwise I would say one of the lures of Man U or Arsenal is they can do things like spend 80m on Maguire or 72m on Pepe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 3 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: I serioulsy doubt it. Nothing says we have confidence quite like "we will and see how well you do before we committ ourselves". Fair enough. I meant it as purely a contract upgrade in order to boost his ‘release clause’, with the promise of bonuses if we qualify for the CL. Having said all that, one might already be in place 3 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: Do you reckon for Brendan it's not so much about money, but about ambition? If Top says to him, "let's try to win the Premier League, here's 200m" then that's the sort of thing that would make him stay, if that's even possible for us to do? When you see the prices quoted for Jadon Sancho, it makes you realise how big the gulf is that we need to make up. But we've proven we have a world class recruitment team and can get good players without them having to be world stars first. If Rodgers thinks he could genuinely win a big trophy with us, he would probably stay. Otherwise I would say one of the lures of Man U or Arsenal is they can do things like spend 80m on Maguire or 72m on Pepe. You’d like to think so, in a perfect world. He’s a clever guy and could earn a lot more at Man Utd and Arsenal, without a doubt. But he’s already quite wealthy, and very ambitious in his career. Man U and Arsenal both have more money than sense, as you say. Dreadful recruitment, dreadful management from top to bottom. Just throw money at the problem - which is at the minute benefiting us. We all know he wants to manage an elite club, but at the minute, turning us into one is his best and most attractive chance to get that. Nigel and co started off with a blank state and accidentally built a Premier League winning team. Ranieri perfected it, Shakeu maintained it, Puel, err, maintained and added to it too. Brendan, Davies and Kolo have a club with high hopes, low expectations in the club and fanbase, an incredible recruitment team, the best owner in the world and the best training ground in Europe coming soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Fake news. There would be maybe 3-4 people privy to that information, no one would risk leaking it due to the tiny amount who know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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