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I'm not so sure £45k a week is the cieling for the next five years. I'm sure if we could get a top player but had to pay £60k then we would. Gareth Barry probably has a clause that automatically gives him pay parity with the top earner so he'd get a pay rise too. Wouldn't surprise me as he's the club captain and similar clauses are becoming more widespread these days.

Nice, well thought out article but you massively overrate Voronin. He's nowhere near world class. The strikers department is one area that Benitez has consistently struggled with for Liverpool. If Bent can score around 15 goals a season and helps Spurs to a European spot then it won't matter how much he cost. Time will tell I guess.