Colo to be asked to cut wages in half?
Posted on November 11th, 2011 | 27 Comments |
With all the furore over the stadium naming, let’s not forget that there’s a football team somewhere there in the background!
Apparently the international break is being used to sort out some contract issues with players, most notably those of Fabricio Coloccini and Danny Guthrie.
But one item of news I did read in connection with Coloccini worried me a bit. It comes from the Northern Echo, which first suggests that Coloccini’s wages are currently around £80k/week and further suggests that the club will be looking to cut those in half as part of a renewed contract.
I have seen quotes of £60k/week – £80k/week for Coloccini’s wages in the past, so I’m not sure how accurate the Northern Echo’s assessment is, but surely the club will struggle to get Coloccini to cut his wages by half won’t it? Again, I’m not sure how the Echo knows that’s what the club intends to do but I’m hoping that, if there’s any truth in it at all, it’s merely a starting point for negotiations.
For me, Coloccini has been one of the stand-out players for us this season and, whilst I accept that at 29 he’s moving towards what is termed ‘older’ in relation to football players, he’s a player I’d like to see signed up for a few more years yet.
Apparently Colo is keen to remain on Tyneside despite strong interest from Sevilla so hopefully negotiations will be good-natured, but I always fear that he might become a victim of the much-rumoured but never-clarified wage caps at Newcastle.
Danny Guthrie has done his own contract negotiations the world of good over the last few games as he has looked like a decent stand-in for Tiote. Guthrie will become a free agent in the summer and is thusly free to start looking elsewhere if a new contract isn’t signed by the start of 2012. With the influx of midfielders over the summer, I’m not sure he’s in the best position to demand too much though and it remains to be seen how his contract negotiations turn out.
Alan Smith and Peter Lovenkrands will also become free agents next summer and the club will certainly be letting Smith go (please!). My guess is that they’ll let Lovenkrands – who is now 31 – go to.
U have to be kidding dont u? Collocini isnt on $80k a week and secondly fat cashley is stupid but not stupid enough to waste time, money or resources to attempt a wage cut that dramatic to retain our captain