Manchester United set to offer Chicharito five-year deal as Real Madrid target strikerJavier Hernandez is in advanced talks with Manchester United about signing a new contract, Goal.com UK can reveal.
The Premier League leaders are ready to reward ‘Chicharito’ with an improved five-year deal that will tie him to the club until 2016.
Hernandez is expected to negotiate a considerable hike on his current salary, which is believed to be worth around £40,000-a-week, and put pen to paper by the end of the season.
There has been interest in the striker from Real Madrid, triggered by Karim Benzema's slump in form earlier in the season plus the long-term injury to Gonzalo Higuain, and Jose Mourinho is known to be a big admirer.
His current agreement was due to be reviewed at the end of his debut season, although interest from the Spanish giants has led United to move faster and protect their investment.
Hernandez has an impressive strike-rate at Old Trafford since his switch from Mexican club Chivas last summer for an initial fee of around £8 million.
He has scored 10 Premier League goals in 20 appearances, only nine of which have been starts, and netted 13 goals in all competitions for Sir Alex Ferguson’s team to put him behind only Dimitar Berbatov in the club’s leading scorers list this season.
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