It was around £50m and the wages of £480,000-a-week would have put him among the highest earners in the world. But for the right price, Mourinho would still be keen for extra cover in their defensive ranks, especially now that the impressive Eric Bailly is off to the Africa Cup of Nations. 1 clearances a game, for a team that is over-achieving, Diops reading of the game is one of the reasons Le Téfécé are doing so well this season. As reported by the Daily Mirror, Liverpool want to move quickly this month and to soften the blow of. arted just six times this season, hes come off the bench five times and has three goals and five league assists, plus a hat-trick in the cup. In the absence of Lassana Diarra, the youth product has stepped up and taken control. Only Hull have a worst goalscoring record?having scored 16 goals in 19 games. Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. have clearly benefited from sticking to a settled XI – that a total lack of European football has allowed them to do – but theyre destined to return to the competition next season when they will been a couple of stars in each position. Hes shown ability to score with both feet, both inside and outside the box, plus something that Henry didnt particularly have - the ability to score with his head.