Neville Kneville
Well-Known Member
Yeah that's true but IIRC going back to Soriano's book, he's against personal incentives as when they tried it at Barca it turned into a shit fest. That's why all ours are team based, with a few exceptions for broader individual things like winning the ballon d'or or getting POTY.
And to be fair I don't think the club has been shy to offer pay rises. They first offered Leroy a new deal last summer, when he was only 2 years into a 5 year deal.
That's what I mean, make an offer, if they are worth it. Not just automatically increase it.
Leroy's people are correct that he is worth more wages. We probably just don't agree on how much & some have tried to tap him up.
But that wouldn't mean we can't come to an agreement, unless his heart is set on leaving, which is not the impression he has given recently.
We had the same with Sterling. He proved he was worth it.