[size=13pt]Liverpool may have to treble Javier Mascherano’s wages as Glen Johnson signs[/size]
By David Maddock 23/06/2009
Liverpool finally completed the £17million capture of Glen Johnson from Portsmouth last night.
But the massive deal – which will earn the England full-back around £4m a year – could force Liverpool to TREBLE Javier Mascherano’s wages to keep him.
Mirror Sport understands that the root of the Argentine’s unhappiness at Anfield is the fact that he is paid considerably less than the majority of the ability to set up chances for the former England star.
The 29-year-old scored 30 in 65 starts on Tyneside and cost Newcastle £41million in wages and transfer fee. He was dropped by boss Alan Shearer for the club’s relegation showdown at Aston Villa and has scored once this year.
But Owen hit back at claims he is finished saying yesterday: “I’ve got skin thicker than 99.9 per cent of the population. When I scored a goal in the World Cup as an
18-year-old people were writing me off.
“I’ll come back. I’ll play well and score goals once more. Everyone will be quiet for six months and I’ll have two or three bad games then people will say, ‘he’s about to turn 30 and his legs have gone’.
“It’s not like I’ve murdered anyone. You’ve got to be thick-skinned.†Hull City boss Phil Brown has declared his interest.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/23/liverpool-may-have-to-treble-javier-mascherano-s-wages-as-glen-johnson-signs-115875-21463513/
By David Maddock 23/06/2009
Liverpool finally completed the £17million capture of Glen Johnson from Portsmouth last night.
But the massive deal – which will earn the England full-back around £4m a year – could force Liverpool to TREBLE Javier Mascherano’s wages to keep him.
Mirror Sport understands that the root of the Argentine’s unhappiness at Anfield is the fact that he is paid considerably less than the majority of the ability to set up chances for the former England star.
The 29-year-old scored 30 in 65 starts on Tyneside and cost Newcastle £41million in wages and transfer fee. He was dropped by boss Alan Shearer for the club’s relegation showdown at Aston Villa and has scored once this year.
But Owen hit back at claims he is finished saying yesterday: “I’ve got skin thicker than 99.9 per cent of the population. When I scored a goal in the World Cup as an
18-year-old people were writing me off.
“I’ll come back. I’ll play well and score goals once more. Everyone will be quiet for six months and I’ll have two or three bad games then people will say, ‘he’s about to turn 30 and his legs have gone’.
“It’s not like I’ve murdered anyone. You’ve got to be thick-skinned.†Hull City boss Phil Brown has declared his interest.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/23/liverpool-may-have-to-treble-javier-mascherano-s-wages-as-glen-johnson-signs-115875-21463513/
