VINNIE JONES has blasted the idea that footballers are ‘paid too much’ and says they deserve every penny.
The highlight of the January transfer window saw Alexis Sanchez join Manchester United in a straight swap with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
However, it was his rumoured wage of £505,000 a week that has left many people flabbergasted.
But Jones, the former Wimbledon and Leeds player who is now a Hollywood actor, believes the the players are right to be raking it in.
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Speaking exclusively to SunSport, the 53-year-old said: “Let me say right there, are they getting paid too much?
“They are movie stars, they are pop stars – now pay them what they are worth.
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“You don’t say that Rod Stewart is getting paid too much at 75, 80, do you?
“Madonna, is she being overpaid? She’s out there for an hour and gets X amount of millions.
“With the money that’s involved in the sponsorship, what, are you going to give it all to the Premier League, the FA?
“Give it to the players. We need to stop all this nonsense.
“The sponsors are paying all the big money for the players, they aren’t paying for the administration.
“They are megastars now, the days of us lot are gone.”
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Jones was speaking ahead of his big move – to SunSport partners talkSPORT.
Starting from next Monday, Jones will join Alan Brazil and co-host Joey Barton live at 6.30am every week.
Listeners and fans can expect to hear the latest Hollywood gossip doing the rounds alongside whatever caught Vinnie’s eye that week from horse-racing to baseball, basketball to boxing.
Speaking about his new leading role, the movie star said: “I can’t wait to get started with Alan and the team and I certainly won’t be holding back.
“Expect lots of banter with listeners and the talkSPORT team and my unique take on who’s done what in the football and further afield.”
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