15 May 2017 11:23:34
Oh the sturridge conundrum, on the pitch no-one seems divided here excellent player who would get in most prem teams. Problem is injuries, I wouldn't like to speculate too much but I can't imagine firmino would have missed as many games for lfc as sturridge has if he had same problems sturridge has had. I really didn't realise tho the involvement he had with the younger players and I think square Tomato has said gas been excellent with Joe Gomez so good in him and seems a nice enough guy. My worry tho is his injury record doesn't seem to be changing pattern and I can't see it changing if he at lfc next season either, the amount of games missed through injury since he been at lfc is astonishing I could understand it more if he has had a long term injury like gomez or ings but it's when he gets knocks and the amount of time it takes him to get back to fitness, whether that be mental, poor fitness coach at lfc or something else I don't know but he on a big contract and I think only has 2 years running on it, he 27 at what many would consider peak age is the gamble worth taking trying to get another season out of him if history shows us it isn't going to be much different regarding his injury record. We in a stronger place to negotiate this summer with potential buyers (depending if there is any) with him being fit and scoring end if this season at 27 years of age with 2 years left than taking a chance of him only having 12 months left next season being another year older and maybe another year disrupted by injury?

1.) 15 May 2017
15 May 2017 11:55:22
We may not have any choice but to keep him - it will be a brave club and manager who commit to paying his £150k wages and a hefty fee for him.
In fact I would call it a big gamble.

2.) 15 May 2017
15 May 2017 12:53:17
That one of my points, I don't like to pretend to know exact figures but I would suspect a transfer fee between 20m-30m and wages of around the 150k per week amount. I don't know agent fees or whatever would be involved but seems like a hell if amount to gamble on. West ham get linked a lot with him but surely that would swallow a massive amount of there budget on a player that may only make 20 appearances? Would love a fit studge at liverpool because when he is he genuinely class. Only time will tell I suppose.

3.) 15 May 2017
15 May 2017 15:40:57
I agree on his day he is great but he HAS had chances this season and one good game doesn't change the fact that he has been absolutely woeful all season long. I was at the Southampton semi final and he was dreadful. Great talent when he decides to actually try.

4.) 15 May 2017
15 May 2017 15:47:23
Great point made here, lads. Another question is that who would pay the say 30m and 150k in wages for a very talented player who unfortunately, cannot be relied upon in the least bit, to be fit on a consistent basis? If LFC tried to do that for a player like Studge, there would be massive protests cos we would all view it as a waste of money, right? Therefore, we may be forced to keep him cos no one will pay that money and the high risk (with very little high reward) . They may have to restructure his contract or something to make that happen.

5.) 15 May 2017
15 May 2017 17:36:30
He has not been woeful in any respect. Whenever he's played he's been amongst our better players.