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Manchester United superstar to demand £400,000-a-week wages to match Sanchez’s package

Paul Pogba

Manchester United midfield general Paul Pogba is all set to demand a DOUBLE wage pack to match his numbers with that of Alexis Sanchez, quotes a report from Daily Mirror.

Pogba, who rejoined Manchester United back in 2016 on a five-year contract, currently earns a £200,000-a-week salary at Man United, while Alexis Sanchez – whose transfer is all but done – will reportedly earn a whopping package of £400,000-a-week with the club over the next four-and-a-half years. All this, according to the sources, “has raised the bar in the Old Trafford pay stakes.”

Having said that, Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola is all set for an extensive talk with United’s hierarchy regarding his current pay. The Italian agent will put his point that his client’s current wage pack of £200,000-a-week “is no longer the going rate for a player of his stature.” 

Raiola also represents the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United, and it was him who convinced the United board to make Ibrahimovic the club’s highest-ever earner in 2016 when the former Sweden international was given £367,000-a-week to come to the Premier League.

Meanwhile, as things stand for Pogba, the Frenchman initially joined Manchester United a £167,000-a-week salary, but with United winning the UEFA Europa League and getting promoted to the Champions League, his salary was hiked to £200,000-a-week by a certain clause. Pogba still has three years left on his current contract, while on the other hand, United also have an option of extending his stay by a further 12 months.

As far as Alexis Sanchez is concerned, BBC have confirmed that the deal is all but done as Henrikh Mkhitaryan has agreed to personal terms with Arsenal. Sanchez was in Manchester last night to have a medical.

Do you think Paul Pogba deserves a pay rise at Manchester United? Or should he wait for a year before asking for a pay rise?

Written by Patrick Rees

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