I’VE never been a great fan of Lucas Leiva but he deserves his new contract.
The Brazilian has improved over the past 12 months and is becoming a good squad player for Liverpool.
The new deal makes sense as Liverpool need to protect their investment.
Too often players’ contracts have been allowed to run down so much that their value has decreased and they have left at a cut price.
If the club hadn’t acted Lucas would have soon been entering the final year of his contract and could have gone for next to nothing.
It’s crucial Liverpool ensure that the players they want to keep who have a decent value are on long term deals.
