Liverpool prepare bumper contract offer for Gini Wijnaldum
Liverpool want to offer Gini Wijnaldum a new contract.
The clock is ticking on the Dutchman’s current deal and it appeared as if he’s be saying ‘goodbye’ to Kirkby in the summer. However, could there be a twist in the tale?
Italian publication Calciomercato, reported by Tribal Football, has said that Georginio Wijnaldum has been offered a bumper new contract by the Reds.
The former Newcastle United playmaker is still on the same deal that he signed when he joined from the Magpies, and as a result of that earns significantly less than some of his Premier League and Champions League winning mates.
Wijnaldum is currently on £75,000-a-week, but has been offered wages of £105,000-a-week. With Inter Milan and Barcelona trying to lure the midfielder to their camps in 2021, will that be enough to convince Gini to stay?
We’ve already been through an entire summer that revolved around rumours of the Dutch international moving to Barca to link up with former national team manager Ronald Koeman and it looks like we’re in for a full winter of it as well.
It would certainly make sense for Liverpool to convince Wijnaldum to agree fresh terms. He’s a key part of Jurgen Klopp’s plans, and would continue to be so should he stay at Anfield.
Even if Klopp wanted to move him on, the Reds would be able to recoup a transfer fee for a successful player with a strong domestic and international record. Even though Wijnaldum is approaching his 30s, Liverpool would see be able to command a sizeable fee.
That would be more palatable than letting another high value player leave for nothing. We’ve already been there with Emre Can, and to a lesser extent Alberto Moreno and Daniel Sturridge.
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When the club is trying to find every spare bit of cash as COVID-19 continues to impact coffers, this would be a sensible route to take.