Manchester United to hand England winger Ashley Young £130,000-a-week contract to seal signing – report

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Manchester United will hand potential new signing Ashley Young an astonishing five-year, £130,000-a-week contract if he joins the club, according to The Daily Mirror.

Young is set to make the switch to Old Trafford next Friday after a £16 million transfer fee was agreed with Aston Villa, and his increased wages reflect United’s desire to beat off competition for the 25-year-old from rivals Manchester City, who have offered him even more money.

The wage package will see the former Watford man earn £34m in total, with his agent Eric Walters in negotiations at Old Trafford this week to finalise the deal.

The report states Young is keen to join Sir Alex Ferguson’s rebuilding programme this summer which has already seen the current Premier League champions seemingly beat Arsenal and Liverpool to the signature of £16m man Phil Jones.

The winger currently has one year left on his £65,000-a-week contract at Villa Park, and will join the Red Devils next week as the midlands club owner Randy Lerner does not want to be seen to cash in on Young without a manager in place.

Now Young will become one of the highest earners at United, having reiterated his desire to play at the top level in recent weeks and picking up the man of the match award in England’s 2-2 draw with Switzerland on Saturday.

Villa face a struggle to keep hold of fellow winger Stewart Downing, whose own contract negotiations with the club broke down recently, with increased speculation linking the former Middlesbrough man with a move to Liverpool.