Newcastle United's bid to sign Miguel Almiron is in danger after the Atlanta United star is understood to have demanded £100,000 per week from the Magpies.

That would make him the top earner at United by some margin and more than double his current wage packet of around £44,000 per week.

Talks for Almiron have been ongoing for some time and United are prepared to break their transfer record to land the playmaker.

Club sources have suggested that the difference in expectation level on Almiron's wages are currently "astronomical" .

Benitez handed Toon chiefs his wanted list in December but so far his efforts to bring in a new face have hit hurdles when it comes to either wages, transfer fee or agent demands.

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Back in December Darren Eales, the MLS club's president, said: "I have seen some laughable things in the press, clearly we are never going to loan one of our players out and we are certainly not going to let them go for the chump change that I have seen in some reports.

"If it's a proper, serious offer then it's something we would consider, but not for the laughable figures that I have seen mentioned in the press."