Adrien Rabiot reportedly eyes Liverpool transfer however he should reduce £6.8m wage

Adrien Rabiot has no likelihood of getting a Liverpool transfer if he doesn’t reduce his wage. The Frenchman reportedly needs to play in England.

The Telegraph claims that Adrien Rabiot is eyeing up a transfer to England. He’s within the remaining yr of his contract with Juventus and the membership is keen to promote. Between £13m and £17m would get him, too – relying on the competitors for his signing.

And Liverpool are supposedly on his record of golf equipment. Rabiot needs to play within the Champions League, in any case, and that places final season’s high 4 on the high of his record.

In fact, it wouldn’t be the worst signing for the Reds. Their midfield is ageing just a little, with James Milner turning 37 subsequent season, Jordan Henderson 33 and Thiago 32. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is out of contract in a yr, too, as is Naby Keita.

Rabiot is a serial winner, having lifted Ligue 1 on quite a few events, in addition to Serie A. He’s a UEFA Nations League winner with France, too – the midfielder is aware of success. On high of all of it, he’s merely an excellent participant.

Liverpool’s subsequent era of midfielders are all very younger. That’s the actual concern there – Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Fabio Carvalho have a methods to go earlier than they’re able to step up as first-XI stars. Thus including a participant in his prime like Rabiot creates a pleasant bridge between the present stars and the subsequent.

Getting all of that for as little as £13m could be nice enterprise. However there’s a giant catch which may finish issues earlier than they begin.

Adrien Rabiot and his wage

Per Gazzetta Dello Sport, Rabiot earns round £6.3m per yr internet. That’s roughly £130k per week after tax – there’s subsequent to no likelihood that Liverpool pay him that. Taxes within the UK are greater for elite footballers than Italy, the place a legislation permits for gamers to pay much less.

And so Liverpool would wish to pay Rabiot round £200k per week for him to get the identical internet revenue. There’s simply no life like approach that’s taking place.

If Rabiot was keen to take a reasonably important pay reduce, we might see the justification right here and marvel if Liverpool may go for it. With out that, although, it will by no means get off the bottom.