Manchester United owners considering pay freeze for players

The Glazers want to avoid big money contracts according to reports. An example put on the table was the situation with Owen Hargreaves, who receives £80,000 per week, despite not having played for almost two years.

Under the proposed structure, players would receive bonuses for a number of appearances and honours won. Reports also suggest that minutes played would be a factor in the pay.

The team could suffer from such changes as it would be hard to attract high profile players to the club, and issues regarding player rotation would add a lot of tension to manager Alex Ferguson.