Paul Pogba and David De Gea could be headed for a standoff with Manchester United over wages amid reports both players want a pay rise, even though failure to qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League would see salaries cut at Old Trafford.
The Daily Mirror's Matt Maltby reported how playmaker Pogba and goalkeeper De Gea are demanding "huge pay rises." Maltby cited "uncertainty" over a place in the Champions League as a motivating factor for both players wanting more.
Ironically, missing out on Champions League football will make pay rises impossible, according to the report: "Failure to qualify for the elite European club competition would see every United player have their basic salary reduced by a whopping 25 per cent.