West Ham face a player mutiny over wages after Kurt Zouma's fine for kicking a cat confirmed his weekly salary and his position as the club's top earner.
Sportsmail understands there is dissatisfaction among a clutch of players that Zouma earns significantly more than they do with some ready to address the issue with the club after it was widely reported Zouma's fine - donated to the RSPCA - of two weeks' wages equalled £250,000.
Speculation about Zouma's West Ham wages were rife at the club's training base when he arrived from Stamford Bridge last summer - but the real figures were unconfirmed.