Gary Neville questions ‘radical’ new Man Utd wage cap and fears it will ruin Mbappe, Bellingham and Rice transfers
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GARY NEVILLE has hit out at Manchester United’s new £200,000-a-week salary cap.
The Red Devils are reportedly preparing to introduce a “Cristiano Ronaldo rule” which will see wages limited.
The club’s most recent annual wage bill was around £228m - the biggest in the Premier League.
Before Ronaldo's departure to Al-Nassr, he was earning a staggering £480,000-a-week, while keeper David de Gea is still raking in £375k every seven days.
However, chief executive Richard Arnold, director of football John Murtough and manager Erik ten Hag are set to employ a squad-wide pay cap in order to avoid a culture of jealousy in the dressing room.
But ex-United captain Neville completely disagrees with that policy and says they should not be introducing “radical policies” while the Glazer family are looking to sell the club.
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The former England defender and now Sky Sports pundit tweeted: “Not sure why any radical new policy is being introduced IF new owners are imminent.
“Capping wages is a radical policy. Rules out [Declan] Rice, [Jude] Bellingham and others in that bracket.
“Any new owners would probably want to enter the running for these types and probably Mbappe as well. 200k won’t get you Rice or Bellingham let alone [Kylian] Mbappe!”
Bruno Fernandes signed a new five-year deal back in April and is believed to be earning within the pay bracket.
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Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire and Casemiro are said to be on similar salaries.
And the Man Utd players have wage sanctions written into their contracts for failing to qualify for the Champions League.
Luke Shaw, whose deal expires in 2024, will reportedly be offered a wage packet in the same range.
But it could spell trouble for De Gea, whose contract expires in June.