Theo Walcott will finally open talks about his future in the next fortnight – with Arsenal keen to stop him going to Liverpool.Walcott has one year left on his current £90,000-a-week deal which has alerted the Anfield giants, who are keen on the 26-year-old England winger.
Arsenal have yet to make him a formal offer.While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has said negotiations have begun, Walcott publicly insisted last month “there have been no contract talks as yet.
Rodgers believes Liverpool have won the race to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings this summer and is also confident of getting Walcott, who is unlikely to be allowed to go into the final year of his contract.
But Walcott is more interested in whether he will get regular games with Arsenal, rather than holding out for a mega-deal.He has struggled to win back a regular place since returning from injury, and that is his biggest concern.