According to reports from Manchester Evening News yesterday afternoon, Manchester City have offered England international James Milner a contract extension worth £165k per-week.
The versatile midfielder’s current deal is set to expire at the end of June, making him one of the best value-for-money signings on the transfer market this summer.
That’s attracted interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, amongst other clubs from the Premier League and yonder, as This Is Futbol revealed last month.
But the Citizens are determined to keep hold of the 29 year-old. They can’t afford to take further hits to their home-grown quota, with Scott Sinclair joining Aston Villa permanently – as revealed by BBC Sport earlier this month – Frank Lampard heading for the MLS and Micah Richards expected to leave under the bosman ruling this summer.
Despite turning down an extension earlier this month – according to The Metro – City are hoping to tempt the former Leeds United, Newcastle and Aston Villa man with an even more lucrative deal.
But it appears guarantees over first team football, rather than finance, is Milner’s predominant concern – which could pave the way for a move to Arsenal or Liverpool.
liverpool out
rogers
lovren 20
moreno 20
enrique 5
ilori 5
coates 5
allen 15
lucas 8
aspas 8
alberto 5
aspas 8
lallana 20
markovic 20
sterling 50
balotelli 15
borini 15
lambert 3
total 222
in
klopp
neto 5
clyne 15
digne 15
i.martinez 20
kondogbia 20
kovacic 20
reus 35
gaitan 25
lacazette 35
vietto 20
pedro 12
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clyne—-skrtel——i.martinez—-digne
——-kondogbia——-henderson——
—————–coutinho—————–
reus——————————-gaitan
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No Liverpool should do this:
In
Mourinho
C Ronaldo
Benzema
Modric
Pirlo
Fabregas
Vertonghen
Chiellini
Zambrotta
Fabregas
Seedorf
Pedro
Benteke
Payet
Poyet
Maldini
Cambiasso
Valbuena
Mahrez
Buffon
Agger
Ashley Cole
Andy Cole
Zanetti
Crespo
Iniesta
Ronaldinho
Rivaldo
Luke Shaw
Lovren
that Bacca guy who scored that goal the other day
Out
Mignolet
Johnson
Skrtel
Lovren
Sakho
Moreno
Fabregas
Gerrard
Henderson
Coutinho
Lambert
Balotelli
Sterling
Markovic
Lallana
Sturridge
Borini
Emre Can
Allen
Touré
Rodgers