Argentine midfielder Erik Lamela has reportedly demanded the Tottenham Hotspur to raise his pay to double his current salary after three of his teammates were recently handed new deals by the English Premier League squad.
The Mirror reported that the Spurs have recently given Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen, and Kyle Walker new and improved deals this summer and so the 24-year-old Argentina international is also seeking his.
The report said that Lamela was not only asking for an extension but also for a "huge new deal worth £120,000-a-week to extend his contract at Tottenham", which is double of the £60,000 weekly wage he currently makes.
Lamela is said to be on his way to a contract extension negotiation with the White Hart Lane residents, but the 6-foot Buenos Aires native "has yet to agree new terms" with the squad after forcing his way "into boss Mauricio Pochettino's plans and the affections of supporters".
The article noted that Lamela wants "a three-year extension on top of the three years he has left to run on his current deal".
Lamela, who scored Tottenham's lone goal in their opening day draw with Everton, is considered as one of the most versatile attackers in the Premier League right now. He is currently on his fourth season with the club after he was acquired in the summer of 2013 from Italian Serie A team AS Roma for a club record of £30 million.
In the past three seasons, Lamela had appeared in a total of 107 games for the Spurs and had scored 17 times during the said time period playing mainly in the midfield.
Caught Offside indicated that the former River Plate and Roma star is "essentially aiming high in order to get the best deal out of the club" as he hopes to continue to establish himself as one of the best at his position under Pochettino.
However, it is not clear whether the Spurs will actually give in to his demands and so a standoff is taking place at the moment.
Eriksen reportedly went through a similar situation when he also requested for a much higher salary before signing his new contract. He eventually accepted a lower deal than he demanded but was still an improvement from his previous one.
