Emre Can says all the right things, in fairness.
The young German has claimed the fact he hasn’t yet signed a contract extension has nothing to do with money, and that his aim is to eventually agree terms and spend many years at the club.
The 23-year-old earned the Man of the Match award on Sunday against Burnley after bagging a lovely winner, having dominated Arsenal the week previous, too.
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These performances were mighty timely considering how poor Can was in January, and now most of the fanbase are split on what we should do regarding his long-term future.
“I read it was about money but it isn’t about money,” Can told the Telegraph. “It is never about the money. We’ve had a few good meetings and everything is fine. I am happy at Liverpool. You never know what will happen in football but I am happy here and I am still contracted here. Everything is fine.
“It is about the future, what happens. The last few months the most important thing has been that I am pain-free and we have spoken more about that than the contract. We will speak in the next few weeks and months and see what happens. I want to play injury-free. The meetings are with my agent but I am very happy at Liverpool. In the future I can play for many years at Liverpool.”
In holding midfield, Can has a future with us, but his development in the box-to-box role he’s mostly been deployed in this term has not been sufficient.
Perhaps he can be used in rotation/competition with skipper Jordan Henderson, whose injury record suggests he’ll never play a full season.
Whether this is worth the rumoured £100k/week Can’s after is debatable, of course.