Dan deal drama

Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by The Sun

Dan deal drama
EURO STAR ... United ace Danny impressed for England

DANNY WELBECK is still in dispute with Manchester United over a new contract.

The striker, 21, is in the last year of his current deal but his advisors and club bosses are at loggerheads over the terms of a new four-year agreement.

Welbeck is on £15,000 a week and his camp are after £60,000 a week before bonuses.

But the club is understood to be offering a £40,000 basic wage, rising to £60,000 a week based on games played.

Welbeck is represented mainly by his elder brother Chris, who believes the player deserves what they are asking for after hitting 12 goals in 38 games last term before a strong display with England at Euro 2012.

His winner in the group game against Sweden, a volley with his right instep whilst facing away from goal, was one of the goals of the tournament.

But United are still not ready to budge and the failure to find a middle ground is worrying, particularly as they have lost two promising 19-year-olds since the end of last season.

Midfielder Paul Pogba went to Juventus on a £30,000-a-week deal — double the money United were offering — after his contract ran out.

Now defender Ezekiel Fryers has followed him out the door.

He also failed to agree terms on a new deal and left as a free agent to join Tottenham, who are set to pay United £4million in compensation.