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Manchester United are attempting to offload a number of stars this summer in an attempt to raise transfer funds.
The Red Devils started the summer with a limited transfer budget of £50 million. Unfortunately the figure they now have to work with is much less thanks to the signing of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro.
United have however managed to make their first sale this summer with Mason Greenwood moving to Marseille, however this barely dented the clubs transfer outgoings.
Now, United were looking to be on the brink of another sale, but the player’s demands have thrown a spanner in the works.
Wan-Bissaka demands United payout
West Ham United appear to be the front runners to sign defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka this summer, with the London-based club reportedly willing to pay United’s £18 million asking price.
However, although the club have agreed personal-terms on a five year contract, the right-back’s wage demands are still a point of contention.
The Sun has reported that Wan-Bissaka’s representatives are pushing for the defender to receive some of the £18 million fee they’ll be receiving for the star.
The 26-year-old is now in the last year of his contract and so is eligible to sign for a new club on a free transfer later this season.
If he were to hold out for this, United would receive no fee, but Wan-Bissaka could get a massive signing on fee, till being cheaper for West Ham that a deal right now.
It’s understood that interested party Inter Milan have already considered holding off to grab the right-back on a free in January, lining up the move for next summer.
Wan-Bissaka is currently earning £90,000 a week at United and has been for the last five years. Moving from United, the defender wants this to increase instead of taking a pay-cut, which is a major contention for most of the clubs interested in the star.
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