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(February 7, 2015)
This was the day Harry Kane was crowned King of White Hart Lane. Trailing to an early Mesut Ozil strike, Spurs equalised through their homegrown striker, who then headed in a brilliant winner in the 86th minute. goals this season). Is Shkodran Mustafi (£80,000 a week) really more valuable to Arsenal than Toby Alderweireld (£50,000 a week) is to Spurs?
Mustafi’s team-mate Mesut Ozil (12 goals, 10 assists this term) has asked for £250,000 per week to sign a new contract, while Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen (12 goals, 14 assists) earns £70,000 a week. Alexis Sanchez (24 goals) has been offered a £300,000 per week to stay at Arsenal when Harry Kane (26 goals) earns a third of that sum at Tottenham.
This is not a criticism of Levy, whose shrewd approach to contracts and Overall record
‘How long can Levy keep squad happy with regular contract renewals and steady wage increases?’
wages should cause embarrassment in the Arsenal boardroom. Yet, for how long can he keep the squad happy with the policy of regular renewals and steady wage increases? The better Tottenham do, the harder it will be to keep the wage structure intact.
Then there is the stadium. Levy says
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