Madrid Offer Villa €25m Over Five Years

A €25m pay packet over five seasons would dwarf what 'El Guaje' currently earns at the Mestalla. laeding some to believe that Madrid are now among the favourites to land the striker.

Villa, who has remarked recently that he's ready to leave Valencia, currently earns under €2m per season, excluding bonuses, and would be in line for a tripling of his salary.

At Madrid, €5m would not put him among the highest earners - Ra¨²l and Iker Casillas are among those who earn more - but he would be on the second-highest rung of the pay ladder.

Even if these terms are acceptable, though, Madrid now need to find an agreement with Valencia. The blancos have already submitted an offer thought to be in the region of €35m for the 26-year-old, with a part-exchange deal not yet ruled out.

For the time being, Villa's agent, Jos¨¦ Lu¨ªs Tamargo, will consider these personal conditions.