Real are told: Pea off!

Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2011 by The Sun

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to treble Javier Hernandez's wages to £75,000 a week to keep Real Madrid at bay.

Madrid have told United to name their price for striker 'Chicharito' - Little Pea.

But United, who are closing in on a £20million deal for Ashley Young, plan to boost the 20-goal Mexican striker's pay by £50,000 a week.

Boss Alex Ferguson is adamant hitman Hernandez, 23, is going nowhere so soon after joining from Chivas for £6m on a four-year contract.

Hernandez is currently one of the lowest-paid players at United on £25,000 a week.

Talks over a new deal will take place after his involvement in the CONCACAF Gold Cup where he hit a hat-trick in Mexico's opening game, a 5-0 rout of El Salvador.

Young, 25, will today tell Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner he has decided he cannot fulfil his ambitions at the managerless club.

The England wideman has only a year left on his current contract and has refused a new deal at Villa Park.

Villa will have no alternative but to sell - or risk losing him on a free.

The move marks another step in Fergie's rebuilding programme at Old Trafford after signing Atletico Madrid keeper David De Gea for £18.3million.

His next move will be a £25m raid for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.

He could also go back to Villa to get highly-rated defender Ciaran Clark, 21, who would cost around £7m.

On top of that lot, Ferguson wants two more players, including a striker, to bolster his squad.