"He'll have to take a pay cut" – Insider drops claim if £115k-p/w West Ham ace wants new deal

West Ham attacker Andriy Yarmolenko will be forced to take a pay cut regardless of where he’s playing his football next season, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

The 106-cap Ukraine international is one of the highest paid players in the Hammers squad and is out of contract this summer.

When the 32-year-old made the switch to the Premier League from Borussia Dortmund in 2018, he was a big name in European football following his goalscoring exploits for both Dynamo Kiev and on the international stage with Ukraine.

As a result, West Ham not only paid £17.5m for his services but agreed to pay him wages of £115,000 per-week.

At the time of his arrival, only Javier Hernandez (£140,000) earned more than Yarmolenko, while only Kurt Zouma takes home more in the current squad.

Such are Yarmolenko’s incredible wages, combined with the fact his attacking output in his West Ham career has been underwhelming, with just 13 goals and seven assists in almost four years, Jones believes that the experienced attacker will be forced to lower his demands wherever he ends up next season.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “He’ll have to take a pay cut. I can’t see many clubs in the world that are willing to pay him the kind of money that he is getting at West Ham, based on what we’ve seen.”

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Despite making two big contributions against Aston Villa and Sevilla in recent weeks, it’s probably best that West Ham and Yarmolenko part ways on a high once the season finishes.

His general West Ham career has been filled with disappointment, with a long-term Achilles injury and a lack of form overshadowing his spell in English football.

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