Manchester United chiefs hope to tempt Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona with a massive contract offer.
The Daily Star says United are prepared to make De Jong their highest paid star in order to lure him from Barcelona.
New Reds boss Erik ten Hag is desperate to sign his one-time Ajax midfielder, 25, but is struggling without the carrot of Champions League football to offer him. So, instead, United hope to tempt De Jong, 25, into swapping the Nou Camp for Old Trafford – with a whopping weekly salary of £395,000.
That would mean the Dutchman immediately becoming their top earner – in terms of basic wage – eclipsing Spanish stopper David de Gea. The Reds No 1 pockets £375,000 per week, ahead of Jadon Sancho (£350,000), Raphael Varane (£340,000) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£300,000).
The United hierarchy intend to wipe the best part of £80million from their annual wage bill this summer amid a mass exit of unwanted first-team talent. Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard are leaving on free transfers as they are out of contract.
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