bbcs' BEn SMith........Was told yesterday, Brendan Rodgers only realised his £20m summer transfer budget included wages, very late on.
That would be madness, but still doesn't add up:
Money in/saved = £33m:
Kuyt: £5m (1m fee/4m wages)
Maxi: £4m (wages)
Adam: £7.5m (£4m fee/£3.5m wages)
Carroll: £6m (£2m loan fee/£4m wages)
Aquilani: £7m (£3m fee/£4m wages)
Bellamy: £3.5m (wages)
Money out = £48m
Allen: £18.5m (£15m fee/£3.5m wages)
Assaidi: £6m (£3m fee/£3m wages)
Borini: £13.5m (£10m fee/£3.5m wages)
Sahin: £7m (£3m loan fee/£4m wages)
Yesil: £3m (£1m fee/£2m wages)
If the budget IS based on fees & wages, then they have only backed BR with £15m this summer. It could be BR's fault that he didn't spend it all but he was never going to get a quality player in for £5m, wages included.