Originally Posted by R_Nick

The difference with Ronaldo (not sure about Kaka and Messi) is that his wage agreement stipulates net pay, so if that tax law has changed in Spain it's the club who will be hit with a massive bill not Ronaldo with a pay cut.

I think Rooney is possibly the most influential player in our squad and deserves an increase, but I'm not comfortable with £170k a week, it will increase the base level of negotiations for everybody else.