‘I could do with one of those contracts!’ quips John Barnes when asked about Liverpool’s expiring trio. Couldn’t we all?
Football has changed since 1987, when he joined the Reds and became Britain’s highest-paid player on £10,000 per week. Plenty has stayed the same in recent years, though, including the tightrope walked by Liverpool’s local lads done good.
Yes, adulation from the Kop beckons, chants in your name, murals, legendary status. But you also risk the wrath of some followers if there's a chance of you leaving.
Just ask Trent Alexander-Arnold, like Steven Gerrard and Steve McManaman before him.