LFC : High earners and what to do with them

Liverpool have been busy in this summer's transfer market and Jordan Henderson is the 1st player they sign during this off-season for a reported fee of £16 million. When everybody is eager following Liverpool's activity in the transfer market, wanting to know the next new player that they will bring in lets have a thought on the 'un-wanted' or under-performed high-earning players that they have as well.

Joe Cole, Poulsen, Konchesky, Aqualani and Jovanovic. What will happen to these 5 players if Liverpool are not able to sell them? Rumors, news, you name it, have been circulating and making speculations that the club are trying to off-load them. We wouldn't know anything for sure until the club officially announce it. Before it happens or the worst case scenario whereby no club wants them Kenny Dalglish will have to come up with a plan.

One option is to send them out on-loan with the idea that any club that will take them will have to bear at least 40% of their wage or might as well use them. Out of 5 players mentioned earlier, maybe Konchesky will be the candidate for Liverpool to really off-load.

Joe Cole, troubled by injuries might be able to prove himself for at least another season. Everyone knows his capabilities in the past and maybe with a proper training program under King Kenny he might get back to his best.

Jovanovic, in his 1st season can't also prove himself much with things going in and off the field. Some can argue it was not the case with Torres or Suarez but bare in mind that the two players came when the atmosphere was much stable. Torres came when Rafa was still in and Suarez is 1 of the Kenny revolution. Even Andy Carroll hasn't been performing to his maximum abilities. Another 1 season won't harm the team if we use him 'correctly'.

Aquilani came with an injured ankle and nothing can be done by the team except to 'fix' him so he could perform. But he managed only 2 appearances for the club before being loaned out to Juve last season. He didn't do that bad either. So with a more improved fitness level he might come in handy.

Finally Poulsen. He was a disappointment under Hodgson. But under Kenny he had more steady performances. He might be loaned out if they can't sell him.

I'm sure Kenny knows what is best for the team. And I'm pretty sure that Kenny has plans A,B,C and so on. This will be his challenges. But the club will have to spend €34m in the next few years in terms of salary. This could not be healthy for the club as their are rebuilding. Spending that much on wages alone does not make sense. Unless if these players really perform and they can help the club to win trophies.


Buying Suarez and Andy Carroll at a total cost of £61.5 million and selling Torres for £50 million is not bad business.

But FSG can't be always doing this. They need to keep the balance right. If these players can't be released might as well use them to the team's advantage. I just hope they can be load-off and get better, younger and more promising players for the future.