How many times can I say that we offered Messi the previous summer more than PSG is paying him now AND in the total package? We pay absolutely top wages. Kane would’ve come in earning AT LEAST the same as KdB. The fact Kante was Chelsea’s best paid player only served as a basis of negotiation for Lukaku. Same with De Gea at United. When you pay a midfielder your top wages, the worldclass striker that comes in will use that in the negotiation. This is how the market operates. We are not outside this market, we are very much in. Same at Mbappe arriving at Madrid with Hazard being their best paid player (making the same as KdB). He easily will become their number one earner and his wages will be ser by the number two. Anyone who thinks wages will be an issue for us is naive and romantic (I almost feel bad bringing you down to reality)