I think we should offer him a 3 year contract. He's by far our best attacker, very experienced, is rarely injured compared to the rest of the squad, and with a new manager coming in he will be important to the squad.
He keeps himself very physically fit so i don't see why he can't play at the top level till 34/35. He's that archetype, similar to Ronaldo.
If he doesn't want to sign, then theres only one option. But i don't believe, due to the teams current form, he's suddenly "on the decline".
It's a tricky one. He's not quite the player he was in his early seasons with us. The last couple of years he has stopped beating people and doesn't score so many great solo goals or really scare defenders with his pace like he used to. So he has declined slightly.
But he has adapted his game and is still a very good player. His passing was really good pre Afcon and he still scores plenty of goals. As you say, he's looked after himself and could still be a big player for us for another 2 or 3 years. Even if he is slightly past his peak, he would be tough to replace, especially for his goals.
The safer option would be to keep him. However, if a £100m or more offer came in, you'd have to look at it. Obviously if he wouldn't sign a new contract then you'd sell him, of course. But if he was prepared to sign an extension it'd be a tough call. I think it's more likely the club would sell him in that scenario, and I wouldn't argue too much. However there would be a case for giving him an extension and then selling him next summer.
So much depends on who you replace him with. There's some good wingers around but not many prolific goal scorers.
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