MANCHESTER UNITED will spend a staggering
£90million in wages to keep four of their stars.
The club are splashing the cash on mega salaries for
Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown and Michael Carrick as
the quartet tie up lucrative new deals. Brown and Carrick have
followed Ferdinand by agreeing contracts — which means in the last
week United have committed themselves to £52m in wages.
And Portuguese genius Ronaldo, 23, is ready to seal a
five-year, £150,000-a-week deal in the summer, taking the total
figure to £90m. Carrick, 26, was only two years into a four-year
deal. But United have tied down the midfielder until 2012 and his
weekly pay is set to rise from £50,000 to £70,000 a week.
Defender Brown, 28, was poised to leave Old Trafford on
a free with his contract up at the close of the campaign — but
talks this week have ended a season-long wrangle. Brown was one of
the lowest paid players on a basic £30,000 a week plus £10,000 for
every game played. But he has clinched a four-year contract worth
around £60,000 a week. England ace Ferdinand, 29, has agreed a new
deal worth £120,000 a week over four years.
