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Luke Shaw agrees Manchester United deal
Southampton and England left-back Luke Shaw has agreed personal terms on a staggering £160,000-a-week deal with Manchester United. The 19-year-old is poised to become the highest-paid teenager in world football once a fee is agreed between the two Premier League clubs.
This is information obtained by Goal.com, who understand Chelsea pulled out of the race to sign the full-back when they discovered the Red Devils were planning to offer the youngster a five-year contract worth £8 million-a-year.
While Blues’ boss Jose Mourinho is an admirer of the Saints’ starlet - and required another left-back following the departure of Ashely Cole - the west London outfit were effectively priced out of a move because of United’s extraordinary offer.
However, Southampton insist they will not allow any of their in-demand players to leave St. Mary’s until they appoint a new manager. Their former boss Mauricio Pochettino left the south-coast club last month in order to become the new head coach at Tottenham.
Shaw, though, has made his intentions crystal clear to his current employers. The £27m-rated defender told Southampton on the final day of the 2013/14 season that he wanted to join the Premier League giants, who will not play European football next term after finishing seventh in the table.
A lack of Champions League - or Europa League - football has not deterred Shaw from wanting to make the move to Old Trafford, however. Neither has the fact Manchester United’s veteran left-back Patrice Evra recently signed a one-year contract extension.
New United boss Louis van Gaal is hopeful that several signings will be completed while he takes charge of the Netherlands at the World Cup finals in Brazil, which get underway on Thursday. And it seems Shaw could be the first new face through the doors of Old Trafford after the showpiece international tournament reaches its conclusion.
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Done deal? Impact of Luke Shaw as 3rd highest paid Man Utd player?
According to a report from Goal, they can allegedly ‘reveal’ that Manchester United have agreed terms in a deal worth £40m to sign Luke Shaw from Southampton.
I am not here to bring you this as ‘breaking news’ because the report came out a day ago, my focus is the impact this deal would have upon the dressing room if it is accurate. What is your opinion on the matter?
If Goal are correct in their assertion of Shaw’s earnings it would make him the 3rd highest earning player at the club. That would include leapfrogging players of the stature of Nani, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand (albeit irrelevant with Rio), Ashley Young and Nemanja Vidic and doubling midfield trio Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick, and Shinji Kagawa.
Luke Shaw, whilst having had consecutive successful seasons on the South Coast in the Premier League, is a relative new-comer compared to many of the players he could potentially earn considerably more than. He is clearly a big talent and could very well have a successful career ahead of him, but he is far from proven long-term like others he will be training alongside.
Ryan Giggs has been the most consistent and fundamental cog in the wheel of the Ferguson glory years, devoting his entire professional career to the club. The Welshman made 672 appearances over 14 years, but his paycheck reads less than 50% of what Shaw is purported to pick up. What message would that send to players considering emulating the dedication of Giggsy, to see 2 break-through seasons at a side not competing with the big-guns or in Europe, outweigh that kind of loyalty?
Should Shaw be paid over double what Welbeck, Hernandez, Valencia and De Gea rake in? A very good comparison can be drawn by players like Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling, both young(ish) British defenders and both have more experience than Shaw. Getting into the team regularly for a team the size of United is no small feat, so how will they feel if the Southampton man comes in and earns well over both of them combined?
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