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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Liverpool's wage spending is NOT as bad as you think it is
Liverpool's wage spending is NOT as bad as you think it is Liverpool are one of the most frugal clubs in world football with regard to transfer spending. Many people's response to the statement above is that the wage bill is remarkably high and the fans are purposefully naive to recognise that. In reality, some myth-busting with the salaries is required. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now Admittedly, the Reds' spending on wages is high. It's one of the highest wages in world football, but to put it simply, there's a good reason why. The transfer fees in comparison are low and sensible. £77m on Darwin Nunez, a potential £116m on Florian Wirtz and record-breaking fees at the time for Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson Becker, do not help our case, but as with most things, context is key. The latter two are the best in their positions, Wirtz may cost just £100m since his add-ons include a Ballon d'Or win, and Nunez's fee is actually £77m is because the extra £8m in add-ons weren't met. Advertisement Now the fees themselves have been cleared up, it's time to contextualise the agreed wage packages. © IMAGO Liverpool's wage spending is actually reasonable According to TBR Football, who broke down the wages per year and the cumulative wage bill since FSG took over in 2010, as well as the wage to turnover ratios for last season, Liverpool spend a lot. For the first metric, it is only fair that I state that Liverpool are expected to spent £400m on wages for the staff and players in this upcoming 2024/25 season, and the overall bill has gone from less than £500million to £4billion over the past 15 years. Our costs in that respect have skyrocketed. Advertisement In the article, Kieran Maguire - a lecturer at the University of Liverpool - said: "The narrative that Liverpool are frugal in the wage department isn't accurate." In general, everyone can agree with that. However, the wage to turnover ratios tell a story. The Reds' percentage is at 63% for the 2023/24 season, which is actually eleventh in the Premier League list, behind Burnley, Newcastle, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Wolves, Everton, Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa. This is in the context of Liverpool having the second highest wage bill, behind Manchester City. As such, we spend big on wages because we generate a lot of money. Spend reasonable amounts on transfer fees, and keep the players on the payroll for a long time because they're integral. Advertisement Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Van Dijk and Alisson have all been ours for over seven years. And then we can get to the other myth that needs busting regarding Liverpool's wage spending. Players are not attracted to us because we can offer them a high salary, the opposite is in fact true. Van Dijk and Salah are top of the list, with the captain taking home £350,000 a week and the Egyptian taking home £400,000 a week, per Capology. That's with their newly agreed extensions. Why are they on such amounts? Well, Salah has delivered at least 35 goal contributions in each of his last eight seasons with us and Van Dijk is regarded as one of the best centre-backs of all time. Advertisement Third on the list will be Florian Wirtz on £200,000 a week, but he had the world at his feet and could easily have agreed a more financially beneficial move elsewhere. Instead he is in a league where he hasn't proved himself yet and so he is incentivised to perform at his best to earn his bonuses. Beyond that, you've got Robertson on £160,000 a week, who will be leaving either this season for a fee or next season on a free upon the expiration of his contract and then you find Alexis Mac Allister, Alisson and Ryan Gravenberch on £150,000 a week. The Argentinian was our best midfielder last season, our keeper remains the best in the world and Gravenberch is a promising DM who is only 22. Generally speaking, you will struggle to find a player who is being overpaid. The club is world's elite, the expectations on the players are significant and their commitment deserves to be rewarded. So when Liverpool fans defend the club's transfer business using 'net spend', and some rival social media account attempts to use the wage bill in response, they really don't have a leg to stand on.
Evening Standard
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
I'm 5'11, but I have no fear about dating a man who's shorter than me
Short kings the world over despaired when Tinder followed in the footsteps of Bumble and Hinge recently to introduce a height filter, meaning women could sort the 6 foot-plus wheat from the vertically challenged chaff. Heights are already visible by default on Hinge, which leads to all sorts of jiggery pokery. The casual observer might wonder at the sheer volume of men who happen to be six foot on the dot. It's become par for the course to round up to the nearest foot, or at least a few inches. One of my male friends identifies as 5 foot 10 in Nike Air Max.
Business Insider
18-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Sneaker loafers, a hot new shoe trend, toe the line between fashionable and geriatric
The newest sneaker trend is a lovechild of a chunky sneaker and a corporate loafer. The result is a sleek and comfortable — if geriatric-looking — shoe. The biggest names in the sneaker world, like Nike, New Balance, and Converse, have released or are set to release loafer-sneaker hybrids this year. The creative director of Atmos, a Japanese sneaker retailer, posted a picture of the new Nike Air Max Phenomena on Instagram on Monday, saying it is set to be released soon. The bottom half of the black shoe looks fits right into the Nike Air Max family with its chunky sole and air units. The top half, a loafer silhouette which sports a subtle silver Nike logo, looks like it would belong an office. The new shoe design comes at a crucial point for Nike, which has been criticized for leaning too heavily on its retro styles and not innovating. Nike's competitors got to the laceless snoafer trend before the shoe giant did. On June 10, Converse released its All-Star Coinloafer, a slightly less chunky loafer-sneaker with a white top and black sole. The shoe brand has dabbled with loafer-adjacent designs since the start of the year. On Monday, New Balance announced two new colors for its New Balance 1906L Loafer model — "Black/Royal Blue" and "Metallic Pink." Other colors of the model were released earlier this year. The New Balance loafers look more like quintessential sports shoes than the Nike or Converse models, with only their shorter tongue and lack of shoelaces pointing to their loafer roots. Representatives for Nike, Converse, and New Balance did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. Other brands that have hopped on the trend this year include Hoka, Ugg, and Puma. A comfortable corporate shoe Carol Davidson, a New York-based image consultant, said the loafer-sneaker trend could be partially attributed to workers heading back to the office. "With more people returning to the office, a more streamlined loafer sneaker will have an appeal, as it feels more elevated than just a sneaker," she said. Davidson said she could see it becoming a summer trend, as fashion leans "toward more polished clothing and footwear" in the fall. She said the loafer sneakers would work nicely with a casual summer shirtdress or wide-leg trousers. Edith Chan, a Madrid-based stylist and image consultant, said snoafers are versatile and easy to wear for errands and casual work environments. "For office professionals, creatives, or those who love the effortless chic vibe, these shoes are perfect," Chan said. Teng Chan Leong, the CEO of Malaysia-based marketing consultancy Skribble, said the snoafer fits Gen Z's preference for oversized tops and bottoms. His company has worked with brands like Adidas. "The sneaker-loafer trend seems to be the industry's response to marry functionality and form, especially for today's consumer who is seeking for something that stands out, fashionable, and yet highly comfortable," Teng said. He also said "feminine sneaker-loafer hybrids" point to a "rise in interest of women in the sneaker culture." The shoe trend follows another hybrid trend this year — ballerina sneakers. This trend meshed the design of ultra-feminine ballet flats into the body of a sneaker.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool could SEAL striker deal with £63m offer
Liverpool could reportedly sign one of their top striker targets for £63m. That's considerably less than initially claimed. Liverpool went into this summer wanting to sign a striker. That's obvious to anyone paying attention. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now For starts, the Reds didn't get what they wanted out of either of their starting options last season. Darwin Nunez just wasn't consistent enough in front of goal, while Diogo Jota played around one third of the total Premier League minutes available. There was a constant sense that Liverpool can improve in the position and it was thought to be the big summer signing. Of course, that's turned out to be Florian Wirtz instead. But it's still claimed in several places that Liverpool want to sign a striker as well. They may even have the money for another €100m deal. Advertisement All signs certainly point that way and we imagine talk around a new striker will rapid accelerate. Especially with the new price tag suggested for a top target. Liverpool and Hugo Ekitike Fabrizio Romano is one of those claiming Liverpool are in some sort of talks for Hugo Ekitiké. The Frenchman is viewed as an elite target for the Reds this summer - but they're certainly not alone in that. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are in the market for a new striker. All have been linked with Ekitiké. The Times makes an interesting claim there, though. They suggest that Eintracht Frankfurt would want a similar fee to the one they received for Omar Marmoush in January when they sold him to Manchester City. That fee was around £63m. That's considerably lower than the £80m+ suggested over the last few months and if accurate, Liverpool could steal in for a fantastic deal. Advertisement We do question whether Frankfurt would actually accept £60m, however. Ekitiké is one of the best strikers on the market, they have no need to sell, and interest in him is intense. Put that all together and you would expect something like £80m (or €100m as it's typically stated). At £60m, we do think Ekitiké would be the best available deal to Liverpool. Whether that's actually a realistic price, however, is another matter. We're not so sure.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brighton teammate drops hint on Joao Pedro transfer preference
Liverpool are on the brink of completing their first three transfers of the window this summer and once they're done, the attention will turn elsewhere with a new striker high on the shopping list. Who will the club target is an incredibly loaded question. Plenty of players are available on the market, but rival clubs have already started pitching their projects in hopes of an early move. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now Given how impressive Liverpool were last season in the Premier League, and how well they have recruited so far this summer, you would expect players to be taking note of Arne Slot and his team. But securing personal terms is not always straightforward and there are a lot of factors that are often overlooked, which can make transfer moves incredibly difficult. Liverpool might have just learnt of a potential deal breaker in their hunt for Joao Pedro to move from Brighton to Merseyside. © IMAGO - Joao Pedro Liverpool Pedro's teammate drops huge future hint In an exclusive interview with Trivela, Igor Julio spoke at length about his teammate Joao Pedro. Advertisement He said: "He always told me that he really wants to live in London, I think he will prioritise more what comes from there first." As such, while Liverpool might not be completely out of the race for Pedro, it seems as though approaches from Chelsea and Arsenal will be those the Brazilian 23-year-old values more. Regardless of which way you spin it, this is a blow for the Reds because both London based clubs are heavily interested in a striker and the Brighton No. 9 is a proven Premier League asset. However, there's nothing Liverpool can do about it if geography is his decisive factor for a move. The Reds' approach for Martin Zubimendi in the summer of 2024 was unsuccessful, not because the project being built wasn't attractive, but because he valued the culture and environment in Spain. Advertisement Any sporting reasons for a move were dismissed right there and then. His decision to remain at Sociedad was a sentimental one. After a poor campaign this season, his impending move to Arsenal is based on an entirely different set of motivations. His sentimentality is now no longer important. With Pedro, Liverpool are at their peak - having won the Premier League and spending money in the transfer window like never before - but the club's location in the North and not the South is decisive. As such, the Reds will approach Pedro if they feel he could be a worthwhile asset to bring in, but no introspection is needed if he moves elsewhere. Sometimes, players just have their preferences.
