Manchester United star wants in excess of £150,000-a-week to join Newcastle United
According to The Telegraph via The Sun, Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has priced himself out of a move to Newcastle United due to his wage demands.
Lingard is set to leave Manchester United at the end of the season upon the expiration of his Manchester United contract.
Newcastle pushed hard to sign him on loan in January, only to be scared off by United’s £16million loan fee demand and they are keen on signing the 29 year old as a free agent this summer.
However, Lingard has scared Newcastle United off with his wage demands. He reportedly wants in excess of £150,000-a-week at his next club.
This salary will be in addition to a huge signing on fee, which is commonplace in high profile free transfers.
Newcastle aren’t exactly strapped for cash, following their takeover earlier in the season.
But club chiefs feel that following Lingard’s salary demands would break their wage structure, with Bruno Guimaraes currently their highest paid player on £120,000-a-week.
Lingard could move abroad, with “several” Serie A clubs keen on securing his signature.
Although West Ham may try and bring him back to London Stadium, where he remains popular after last season’s successful spell.