Rio Ferdinand leaves Manchester United after glittering 12-year career• Southampton reject United's £27m bid for Luke ShawUnited value Shaw in the region of £30m, with the 18-year-old, who was named by Roy Hodgson in England's World Cup squad on Monday, keen on the move.
His preference is that the deal should be completed before the tournament begins in Brazil next month. United believe they can conclude the transfer that would make Shaw the most expensive teenager in domestic football history and the best rewarded.
As reported by the Guardian, United will make Shaw the highest-paid player ever under 20 by offering him a £100,000-a-week salary over five years and are set to beat off interest from Chelsea and Manchester City for his signature.
These terms would quadruple his earnings and would see Shaw placed well above the bracket of Adnan Januzaj, who when agreeing a fresh five-year contract at Old Trafford last autumn accepted a salary of around £60,000 a week.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/12/rio-ferdinand-leaves-manchester-united-luke-shaw?CMP=twt_gu 1. It looks like Southampton aren't going to be easy to negotiate with
2. £100k a week for Shaw?!
3. How on earth does Januzaj earn £60k a week?
4. With those wage figures I can see most of United's £200m being wasted on absolutely ridiculous salaries and signing on fees.