In the summer of 2000 he signed a contract worth £80k per week
Beckham who became the 2nd most paid in 99 - mostly due to his sponsorships was on £32k
When Keane signed a new deal in 2002 he was on £90k a week same as Becks who also signed a new deal at the time
half time analyisis of Rivaldo playing vs Pool in the Uefa Cup
"There is no doubt we would have loved to have had the brazilian here but the problem was that Barcelona didnt want to sell him,
and even if they did what would the transfer fee have been? They paid £18m for him so they are going to want £20m plus,
and on top of that Rivaldo's personal terms are at least three times above what we pay our top player at the moment."
- Chairman Martin Edwards speaking to Manchester United Magazine November 1999
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