After details of Neymar's Barcelona contract were leaked yesterday, football fans were a little surprised to see that the Brazil captain 'only' earned £77,000 per week. Well a little surprise is set to turn into a rather big shock after it was revealed that JONJO SHELVEY earns more per week than the Barcelona forward.
No, this isn't some weird, delayed April Fools prank. Shelvey, he of Liverpool, Swansea and Newcastle United fame with a handful of England caps to his name, currently pockets £80,000 every week at St. James' Park and, according to The Telegraph, the Magpies didn't negotiate a pay cut for the midfielder should they be relegated to the Championship.
That's right, from next season, a Championship midfielder could be earning £3,000 a week more than the La Liga and Champions League winning Brazil captain, who finished third in the Ballon d'Or voting last year.
Of course, Neymar's Barcelona contract comes complete with a set of handsome bonuses and he also received a whopping 8.5m euro signing on fee when he arrived at Camp Nou. Still, we're not sure in what world it makes sense that Shelvey, as talented a midfielder as he is, is on a bigger weekly contract than one of the finest players in the world.
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(H/T 101 Great Goals)