Manchester City to shatter £200,000-a-week pay barrier again by offering David Silva new four-year contract
The Spanish playmaker is set to join Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez in the top bracket of City's earners by the end of this season
Manchester City will begin new contract talks with David Silva next month – and are ready to make him the fourth
£200,000-a-week player at the club, Goal.com can reveal.
City officials want to tie the Spaniard down to a new four-year deal before he joins up with the Spain squad at the end of the season to begin preparing for Euro 2012.
Silva’s current contract expires in
2014 and it is understood that City will sit down with the player and his advisers in April to discuss a two-year extension that will keep him at Etihad Stadium until
2016.
The early indications from informal discussions held between the club and Silva are that the player is keen to extend his agreement and talks are expected to progress smoothly.
The playmaker’s pay will leap from its present
£140,000 mark to elevate him alongside
Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero and
Carlos Tevez in the top bracket of City earners.
City recognise how important it is to hold on to the
26-year-old, who has blossomed into one of the outstanding players in the Premier League during his second season in England.
Silva is one of the frontrunners to win the
PFA Player of the Year gong for a campaign in which his combined total of 19 goals and assists in league competition is bettered in that regard only by
Robin van Persie, Aguero, Emmanuel Adebayor and Wayne Rooney.
Speaking earlier this week, Silva said he was settled in England and praised manager Roberto Mancini for giving him an integral role in the team.
"I am very happy in England, I have two years left on my contract and I want to see it out,” Silva said.
"Right now, I do not want to return [to Spain], I am enjoying life in England, people treat me wonderfully and I want to continue enjoying this.
"Mancini has complete trust in me, which is very important for a player and I am very happy. My team-mates are adapting well to my game and that is very good for me."
http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2012/03/01/2938701/manchester-city-to-hatter-200000-a-week-pay-barrier-again
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/03/01/2938383/manchester-city-to-shatter-200000-a-week-pay-barrier-again
