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I can’t ask you not to take this seriously, as unintentionally misleading or as something other than a very tired writer at the end of a very long weekend. But occasionally, a tired, hallucinogenic state can often give you the most clarity when it comes to reflection, viewing larger images in a way that you would normally be too dizzy to stop and consider.
So consider this: In July 2017, FC Barcelona made their first approach to Phillipe Coutinho after realizing they would lose Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for a dazzling sum of money. Liverpool stood their ground, but the Liverpool mentality could tell you how the movie would end before it finally did. This was the order of things, the food chain in which Barcelona was far above Liverpool and, it seems, always would be.
When Coutinho’s move took place the following January, acceptance had barely graced the lips of many. The cries that he had come for money, for the lifestyle or to rekindle a gaming relationship with Luis Suarez abounded, but in the end it felt too familiar in the sense that Liverpool had been eliminated by the super elite. So much so, that Michael Edwards decided to force a clause in the deal that meant Barcelona had to pay a 100 million euro (£ 89 million) premium for any Liverpool player before 2020.
Think about that for a second. A team that we now know as national and European champions for a period of two years having to resort to levels like this to defend against other dirty clubs. Also note how relieved and happy everyone was when they found out about your existence. Not even three years later and the Spaniards are in their greatest existential crisis since the pre-Johan Cruyff era, they are weighing Gini Wijnaldum on a free summer but they would not dare to ask Liverpool now and they are about to lose Lionel Messi. .
*N.B* This is not an exaggerated exhibition, I say that we all laugh at Barcelona or that, in general, we are a smart Alec (although there will be more to come). It is simply a reminder of how fast things are moving and how much Liverpool have accomplished in such a short time. It’s also a testament to Edwards’s foresight, and interesting in the sense that even he couldn’t see the writing that was so clear on the wall. More than a club It could be the message, but fallibility is now surely the reality.
With that in mind, I offer a couple of suggestions on how Edwards and Barcelona can renew and modify the clause. First of all, you could give priority to any player who enters in the last six months of a deal that Liverpool have decided they will not renew if they subscribe to our weekly newsletter and membership scheme. Second, the opportunity to take Liverpool development loans for young players, but only if they promise to play against them every week. Billy Koumetio and Gerard Piqué, central in the Classico, would undoubtedly be something, right? I’m kidding, I know, but the point remains that even after a Community Shield loss, Liverpool’s position in the game has reached heights no one recently thought imaginable, least of all Barcelona and Messi.
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