Too close for comfort – 23 May 2014
English football star Wayne Rooney will never sign for any other club than Manchester United and here’s why: In February this year Rooney signed a new four-year deal with Manchester United that remunerates him on three different tiers. It has been said that the deal has made Rooney “the most innovatively paid player in the world”. The first tier of the deal is Rooney’s basic salary, reported to be around £300,000 per week. The second tier is payment for his image rights. In essence Manchester United will pay Rooney an annual fee to use him as part of a collective of other Manchester United players for promotional activities, either directly for the club or for the club’s manifold sponsors. This part of his contract, according to reports, basically doubles his weekly income. The first two tiers of the deal are run-of-the-mill in terms of the basic structure of Premier… Continue reading
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