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.
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.
