Treat Like a Youth Team Player

During his playing career, Ian Wright was a quality striker who wore his heart on his sleeve. Now involved in the media, he is never slow to speak up on behalf of his son Shaun Wright-Philips. Well, apart from those occasions when he has a stinker. In the past, we have heard him calling for SWP to be included in the England team. Now he has launched a blistering attack on Manchester City over his son?s contract negotiations.

This is a player who has been earning �70,000 a week since signing for Chelsea in 2005. If he feels he should be on the same wages as Man City?s top earners fair enough. But please let us not have this bleating by his old man that City is treating him as a youth team player. You can bet youngsters in youth teams up and down the country would love to be coining it in to the tune of �70,000 a week.

He says the club should pay him what he is worth but some people might argue he is already getting exactly that. Others would suggest he is paid considerably more than he is worth. SWP is a good player but consistency has always been his problem. He signed a four year contract on his return to City. Fast forward two years and he would like to renegotiate the contract. Is he worth �100,000 a week? No, I don?t think he is but hey welcome to planet footballer.

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