Kenny Dalglish has been offered a two-year contract at Liverpool
KENNY DALGLISH has been offered a two-year deal and substantial transfer funds to become Liverpool’s permanent manager.
The 60-year-old Kop legend, who has transformed the club’s fortunes since replacing the sacked Roy Hodgson in January, had asked American owners John W Henry and Tom Werner for a four-year deal.
Henry and Werner were reluctant to look beyond two years but have promised a review if progress continues to be made under Dalglish.
Sunday Express Sport can reveal that Steve Clarke, who was brought in as a coach to work alongside Dalglish by Damien Comolli, Liverpool’s director of football strategy, is on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
It is understood that Dalglish wants a lucrative financial package to compensate for a lack of long-term security. Those negotiations are still going on.
Anfield commercial director Ian Ayre has been the conduit between the owners and Dalglish, travelling to the USA last week.
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Kenny Dalglish has been offered a two-year contract at Liverpool
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Dalglish has told the Liverpool board he must have a hefty transfer kitty available this summer to strengthen his inherited squad. Henry and Werner displayed their commitment to the club in the January transfer window, splashing the £50 million they received from Chelsea for Fernando Torres on Ajax’s Luis Suarez and Newcastle’s Andy Carroll.
They have told Dalglish they will repeat their transfer largesse in the summer – Comolli is already working on a number of big-name targets.
The owners are delighted with the progress under Dalglish, culminating in last Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United.
While Dalglish hoped to be rewarded with a four-year contract, he is ready to say yes to a two-year deal, providing the figures add up – both personally and in the transfer market.
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