Glen Johnson kommer att tacka nej till Roma och skriva på ett nytt treårskontrakt med liverpool. Johnson var nära att lämna Liverpool, men Brendan Rodgers vill inte tappa fler rutinerade spelare och har därför sett till att engelsmannen blir kvar. Rodgers hade nyligen ett långt samtal med Johnson, och LFC-managern tror att 3-4-2-1-systemet kommer att passa honom bra (The Daily Mail).

Enligt The Daily Mail sa Rodgers: ”The intention will be to keep everyone – we can’t have three or four leaving next season. Steven will obviously be a loss. When you are losing someone of that calibre of man and player it would be a loss to any club.

”For the younger players to develop their potential they are going to need that seniority around them. You can’t just have a whole group of young players.

”Glen is not the marauding full-back of six or seven years ago but he is still a quality player and he has a lot to offer with his experience. His game will adapt over the next couple of years and we want to keep him.

”Like every player he will want that security and to get it sorted earlier than it is now, but when he looks at it and realises he is at one of the biggest clubs in the world, with a team which is developing and growing, he would want to be a part of that.

”I know the club and his agents spoke towards the beginning of the season and I am hopeful we can find a solution and he will stay.”

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Efter 0-0-matchen mot Bolton fick Rodgers frågan om varför Mario Balotelli inte spelade. Rodgers bekräftade att Balotelli inte var skadad – han var helt enkelt petad. Rodgers fortsatte med att säga: ”We had an hour or so yesterday (Friday) chatting. He understands where we are at. He was out for a week not well. I am judging it every day in training – Mario is exactly the same as every other player, there is no special treatment for anyone.

”We had an hour or so yesterday chatting and he understands where he is at. He knows exactly what is required to be in this squad before he can be in the team. But he knows the level of what this team is at. He has seen the pressing and aggression and if you can’t do that, then you aren’t going to be a part of that. Mario will work very hard to feature again. I’m confident he will respond in the right way.”