Needs to leave. Good player or not. Needs to go. He completely and utterly destroyed any respect for him I had with the debacle last week that embarassed the club and proved he has no integrity. For that very reason, I'll not believe any faux 'I'm happy to stay' bollocks should the Scouse hole in the wall still come short, nor any gestures. I'd be horrofied to see him sign a new contract, it'd be like giving a reward being disloyal and embarassing the staff, club and to an extent the fans.
Before the last week or so, I'd have been happy to keep him on, purely as he is a good player, just, having changed heart at his apparent desire to get it sorted with a deadline. Now, I can't even say I'd keep him for his playing talents. Needs to leave, and very, very soon.