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Manchester United Debate: Why Sir Alex Ferguson Must Make Nemanja Vidic One Of His Top Earners
The cost of losing the Serbian defender would be far higher to the club...
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Jan 6, 2010 1:00:00 PM
Manchester United should be pulling out all the stops to deflect covetous glances from La Liga, but Nemanja Vidic has yet to be fully convinced that his future lies at Old Trafford.
Amid rumours that refuse to go away, the player himself moved to describe an entente cordial between himself and Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday - although, Goal.com UK understands that Vidic will soon be meeting with his agent to discuss his future.
At the centre of the alleged dispute between the two parties is the issue of a lucrative contract extension. The Serbian’s £70,000 a week wage packet has made him richer beyond the wildest dreams of the man in the street but a pauper compared to the world's biggest football star.
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona do not think twice when rewarding the finest footballers of their generation with lucrative pay packets. Both are reported to have expressed a desire to bring Vidic to the Iberian Peninsula and have the finances in place to persuade.
United have stood strong and reportedly refused to entertain the idea of a boosting the deal that currently runs until 2012.
But no such reticence appeared when granting Vidic's centre back partner Rio Ferdinand an £130,000-a-week remuneration package a year ago. Wayne Rooney can also expect an incredible £160,000 to be deposited in his bank account every seven days when he imminently inks new terms.
Put performances on the pitch to the forefront and it is hard to argue that Vidic shouldn’t feel hard done too when he lags behind that pair. He swept the board at the club’s Player of the Year ceremony in last season’s Premier League, Club World Cup and League Cup winning campaign.
Minus a few shaky moments against Liverpool, Vidic was the backbone of the title defence and run to a second successive Champions League final appearance.
Big money | Rooney and Ferdinand are top earners
Rooney has rocketed to the forefront of the Mancunians’ attack since, but at the back, gaps have appeared. A plague of injuries has cursed the Christmas period and even Vidic hasn’t been immune.
When compared to Ferdinand, however, he is a beacon of health. A chronic back problem has severely limited the England man’s appearances.
Continuity is key to run a successful football club, and if one half of the most feared central defensive duo in the sport is shaking, then the other should be kept at all costs.
Pressure on United’s coffers has increased in line with the astronomical interest repayments forced by Malcolm Glazer’s takeover. But the price paid if an unhappy Vidic is forced out of the door over not even a fortune in the unreal terms of professional sport does not compare.
Such issues certainly do not deter Real Madrid, which is up to the eye balls in debt, from splashing the cash at an unprecedented rate to assure success. The club cherry-picked the best player from the English, Italian and French leagues last summer.
A swoop that would see United’s best defender follow the path of Cristiano Ronaldo, their former finest attacker, would be a critical blow and cement the image of a feeder club.
Second best can’t do. Real must be rebuffed to keep the meanest defender in Manchester and ensure the torrent of trophies doesn’t run dry.
Matt Monaghan, Goal.com UK
Amid rumours that refuse to go away, the player himself moved to describe an entente cordial between himself and Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday - although, Goal.com UK understands that Vidic will soon be meeting with his agent to discuss his future.
At the centre of the alleged dispute between the two parties is the issue of a lucrative contract extension. The Serbian’s £70,000 a week wage packet has made him richer beyond the wildest dreams of the man in the street but a pauper compared to the world's biggest football star.
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona do not think twice when rewarding the finest footballers of their generation with lucrative pay packets. Both are reported to have expressed a desire to bring Vidic to the Iberian Peninsula and have the finances in place to persuade.
United have stood strong and reportedly refused to entertain the idea of a boosting the deal that currently runs until 2012.
But no such reticence appeared when granting Vidic's centre back partner Rio Ferdinand an £130,000-a-week remuneration package a year ago. Wayne Rooney can also expect an incredible £160,000 to be deposited in his bank account every seven days when he imminently inks new terms.
Put performances on the pitch to the forefront and it is hard to argue that Vidic shouldn’t feel hard done too when he lags behind that pair. He swept the board at the club’s Player of the Year ceremony in last season’s Premier League, Club World Cup and League Cup winning campaign.
Minus a few shaky moments against Liverpool, Vidic was the backbone of the title defence and run to a second successive Champions League final appearance.
Big money | Rooney and Ferdinand are top earners
Rooney has rocketed to the forefront of the Mancunians’ attack since, but at the back, gaps have appeared. A plague of injuries has cursed the Christmas period and even Vidic hasn’t been immune.
When compared to Ferdinand, however, he is a beacon of health. A chronic back problem has severely limited the England man’s appearances.
Continuity is key to run a successful football club, and if one half of the most feared central defensive duo in the sport is shaking, then the other should be kept at all costs.
Pressure on United’s coffers has increased in line with the astronomical interest repayments forced by Malcolm Glazer’s takeover. But the price paid if an unhappy Vidic is forced out of the door over not even a fortune in the unreal terms of professional sport does not compare.
Such issues certainly do not deter Real Madrid, which is up to the eye balls in debt, from splashing the cash at an unprecedented rate to assure success. The club cherry-picked the best player from the English, Italian and French leagues last summer.
A swoop that would see United’s best defender follow the path of Cristiano Ronaldo, their former finest attacker, would be a critical blow and cement the image of a feeder club.
Second best can’t do. Real must be rebuffed to keep the meanest defender in Manchester and ensure the torrent of trophies doesn’t run dry.
Matt Monaghan, Goal.com UK
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