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Liverpool chief: No more overpaid flops

January 17, 2013
By Mike Whalley
Liverpool have changed the way they hand out player contracts in a bid to avoid a repeat of the lucrative deals handed out to flops such as Joe Cole and Alberto Aquilani.

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Managing director Ian Ayre has revealed that new deals are being structured to offer lower basic salaries and more performance-related bonuses.

Aquilani, who was paid an annual salary of more than £5 million, managed only nine Premier League starts in ...

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